Planning application
85 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - 8m holm oak - reduce crown by 50%. T2 - 11m beech remove 2m of downward drooping branch back to main branch. T3 large spreading 5m fig tree - thin branches and remove lower branches, remove some height and cut back to 3m and remove epicormic growth.
As published by the council, reference 19/AP/6951
Application record
- Reference
- 19/AP/6951
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 28 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 29 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Champion Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE5 8LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2019
Received by Southwark
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29 Nov 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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21 Sep 2026
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Capital Trees Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2005 · London
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Southwark granted permission on 24 December 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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