Planning application
20 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree of Heaven (T1) - lateral crown reducton by up to 2m, deadwood. Pruning due to dead branches overhanging houses plus excessive shading over neighbours' gardens.
As published by the council, reference 20/AP/1530
Application record
- Reference
- 20/AP/1530
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 2 Jun 2020
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2020
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2020
- Ward
- Rye Lane
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE15 4RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/0012 Withdrawn
20 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
T1 Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) A 40-foot (c.12.2m) tall, twin-stemmed tree to be fully removed by crane-assisted or rigged sectional dismantling. Following removal, the client proposes the planting of a suitably sized native replacement tree in order to maintain tree cover and preserve the character of the conservation area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2020
Received by Southwark
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25 Jun 2020
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 25 June 2020, 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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