Planning application
4 Dovercourt Road London Southwark SE22 8ST
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 2 x Cypress trees - Fell to ground level T2 Twin stemmed Cypress tree - Fell to ground level T3 Cypress tree - Remove low branches to clear 4m from ground level T4 Dead tree on back fence and small tree over back fence - Fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference 20/AP/2257
Application record
- Reference
- 20/AP/2257
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 11 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2020
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE22 8ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/AP/0556 Granted
4 Dovercourt Road London Southwark SE22 8ST
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area: T1 Macrocarpa - Crown thin by 25% and trim round any lateral growth that we can reach reducing 5m branches by 0.5m maintaining green foliage T2 Cypress - Crown thin by 25% and remove low branches to clear 4m from ground level T3 Copper Beech - Crown thin by 15% and remove deadwood T4 Oak - Crown thin by 10% and remove deadwood
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2020
Received by Southwark
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4 Sep 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Oct 2020
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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29 Jul 2026
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A.N. Rowland Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1995 · London
107 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 99% granted
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Southwark granted permission on 9 October 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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4 Dovercourt Road London Southwark SE22 8ST
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area: T1 Macrocarpa - Crown thin by 25% and trim round any lateral growth that we can reach reducing 5m branches by 0.5m maintaining green foliage T2 Cypress - Crown thin by 25% and remove low branches to clear 4m from ground level T3 Copper Beech - Crown thin by 15% and remove deadwood T4 Oak - Crown thin by 10% and remove deadwood
Granted Trees 10 docs -
2A Dovercourt Road London Southwark SE22 8ST
T1: Oak. Low branches to be lifted to convenient growth points at secondary branches (the main branch structure should be retained) including the removal of dead wood and necessary re-shaping. The height and basic shape should be retained. It is important to prune branches at convenient growth points, rather than an all-round reduction or pollarding which is not permitted.T2: Silver Birch. One low branch overhanging the rear garden of no.2a to be removed at the main trunk. No other work is permitted.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
2 Dovercourt Road London Southwark SE22 8ST
99% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun
Works to trees in a conservation area: Ground works and associated fibrous root pruning of T2 (Oak) to facilitate installation of a root barrier (and some piling/ underpinning works) 20m in length and 4m in depth. The report refers also to T1 (Beech) which has been removed under 24/AP/0206: Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area: Notice to Fell Beech Tree. Replacement planting (14-16cm Styphnolobum japonicum, Japanese Pagoda Tree) as conditioned by the Dulwich Estate.
Awaiting decision Trees 10 docs -
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 5 'Arboricultural Method Statement' required by planning permission ref no.25/AP/1690 'Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 3a (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
Granted Conditions 11 docs -
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
Granted Conditions 9 docs
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26/AP/2033 Granted
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