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Kings College Hall 10 Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8AN

Refused Southwark 19/AP/7548 Works to a Tree with a TPO

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 Common Holly - Raise low canopy to 3 metres due to low hanging branches T2 Holm Oak - Raise low canopy to 3 metres due to low hanging branches T9 London Plane - Requires urgent felling and stump removal due to pathogen infestation of Inonotus hispidus approximately 4 metres up the main stem on old wound. T12 London Plane - Reduce lateral limbs by 30% to shape. T13 London Plane - Raise low canopy to 6 metres due to low hanging branches T16 Holm Oak - Raise low canopy to 4 metres due to low hanging branches T17 Common Lime - Re-pollard to previous cut points T18 Sycamore - Raise low canopy to 4 metres due to low hanging branches T19 Silver Birch - Fell and remove stump due to bark wounds, fungus and cavities T20 Maple - Fell and treat stump due to apical die back and major dead wood T21 Pissards Plum - Fell and remove stump due to apical die back and fungus T23 Holm Oak - Raise low canopy to 5 metres due to low hanging branches T24 Sycamore - Clean crown to improve appearance T27 Sycamore - Clean crown to improve appearance due to ivy cover and low hanging branches T28 Common Holly - Fell and remove stump due to multi stem T30 Prunus - Reduce crown by 30% due to building proximity T31 Prunus - Reduce crown by 30% due to building proximity T32 Robinia - Reduce crown by 30% due to building proximity (cracked bark and weak fork) T33 Maple - Clean crown to improve appearance and minor dead wood T34 Maple - Clean crown to improve appearance and minor dead wood T36 Tree of heaven - Cut back growth to boundary (ivy covered)

As published by the council, reference 19/AP/7548

Application record

Reference
19/AP/7548
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Refused
Decision
Tree Works/TPO - REFUSED
Received
20 Dec 2019
Validated
23 Dec 2019
Decided
19 Jun 2020
Ward
Champion Hill
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Simple
Postcode
SE5 8AN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/AP/1688 Decided

    Kings College Hall 10 Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8AN

    5 Day Notification - Tree 348 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 350 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 351 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 353 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 357 - Common Lime - Deadwood. Remove basal growth. - Tree 344 - London Plane - 2m canopy reduction to appropriate side growth. Deadwood. - Tree 347 - London Plane - 2m canopy reduction to appropriate side growth. Deadwood.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026
  • 25/AP/2473 Awaiting decision

    Kings College Hall 10 Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8AN

    Minor application to install safety railings at roof level of Blocks A - D.

    Submitted 28 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2019

    Received by Southwark

  2. 23 Dec 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO - REFUSED

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Sevenoaks

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Documents

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What this refusal means

Southwark refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

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  • Kings College Hall 10 Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8AN

    25/AP/2473 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 50m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Minor application to install safety railings at roof level of Blocks A - D.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs
  • Kings College Hall 10 Champion Hill London Southwark SE5 8AN

    26/AP/1688 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 79m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

    5 Day Notification - Tree 348 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 350 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 351 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 353 - London Plane - Deadwood. - Tree 357 - Common Lime - Deadwood. Remove basal growth. - Tree 344 - London Plane - 2m canopy reduction to appropriate side growth. Deadwood. - Tree 347 - London Plane - 2m canopy reduction to appropriate side growth. Deadwood.

    Decided Trees
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    Alterations to front curtilage to facilitate car parking space.

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    25/AP/3717 Submitted 18 Dec 2025 161m away

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    23/AP/2766 Submitted 2 Oct 2023 174m away

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