39 Wood Vale London Southwark SE23 3DS

1. 17 Nov 2020

   Received by Southwark

2. 6 Jan 2021

   Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

3. 12 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 6 January 2021, 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.

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.

• 41 Wood Vale London Southwark SE23 3DS

  26/AP/0767 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of 5x new windows to the side and front elevations at basement level.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 23 docs

• 35 Wood Vale London Southwark SE23 3DS

  23/AP/2812 Submitted 6 Oct 2023 50 yards away

  Tree works 5 day notification: Removal of the dead tree (Pyrus Pear)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 29 Wood Vale London Southwark

  21/AP/3495 Submitted 5 Oct 2021 50 yards away

  Horse Chestnut Tree (T1) - Remove and replant with Tulip Tree in same position. 5 Day Notification. the tree is dead.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 16 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/18/109831 Submitted 22 Nov 2018 100 yards away

  The construction of a single storey rear extension at the Ground Floor Flat, 16 Wood Vale SE23.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/26/142828 Submitted 29 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1, TPO T11) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by up to 2.5m from 7m to approx. ht.4.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.5m from 3.5m to 2m (and remove climbing rose from upper canopy - exempt works). Reason: general maintenance of previously pollarded tree. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the lime tree and front garden side hedges for urban greening amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, flood mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and in support of the road's name of Wood Vale. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 32 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/20/115581 Submitted 4 Feb 2020 100 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1)(T12 in TPO)(ht.8-9m, low pollard) - FELL. Reason: subsidence issues, suitable replacement planting is proposed. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976. Informative: the pollard lime contributes to public realm amenity and a replacement small tree will be required. With the applicant's insurance guidance of replacement tree height not exceeding 75% of distance from buildings, please submit your proposed replacement tree species and location.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 26/AP/2635 Awaiting decision

  Flat 3 3 Crescent Wood Road London Southwark SE26 6RT

  T7473 - Common Holly -Young twin-stemmed holly, (likely self set) with very sparse canopy and poor vitality, symptomatic with the suppression from the adjacent mature trees. Proposed fell to 50cm above ground level and treat with systemic herbicide (ECO-PLUG). Replacement tree in line with TDE's tree replacement policy.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision

  Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

  Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2602 Awaiting decision

  24A Talfourd Road London Southwark SE15 5NY

  Works to tree with a TPO: T1 - Common ash - fell. 18m in height. Fell tree to ground level. A mature common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) standing in the rear garden, closely surrounded by residential property on several sides.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2584 Awaiting decision

  Naismith House 175 Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2AH

  To carry out works to trees with a TPO within the grounds of St Johns Churchyard, Southwark, London, SE1 2AH.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2033 Granted

  South London Scout Centre Grange Lane London Southwark SE21 7LH

  Works to trees in a Conservation Area. Agreed amendment email dated Fri 31/07/2026 11:57 T1 Lombardy Poplar. Fell to Ground Level. T2 Lombardy Poplar. Large Trunk wound. Fell to Ground Level. T3 Lombardy Poplar. Fire Damaged. Fell to Ground Level. Review fire protocols. i.e.; no fires within 5m of any tree and 2m away from any canopy. T4 Hybrid Poplar. Reduce to 1m Above Ground Level (AGL). T5 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T6 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T7 Carolina Poplar. Fell to Ground Level T8 Carolina Poplar Further testing required. PICUS. Wound occlusion and physiology appear GOOD. T9 Carolina Poplar. Good rib formation. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith for biodiversity. T10 Crack Willow. Reduce to previous reduction points, retaining knuckles. T11 Carolina Poplar. Remove specified branch. Move Mobile Home to designated parking area or install no-dig 3D geocellular ground protection within RPA. Remove rope from stem or install cambium saver. T12 European Ash. scar indicates failure of a bifurcated stemmed tree. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith. T13. Wild Cherry. Fell to Ground Level. Dead Tree T14 Lombardy Poplar. Crown Dieback. Reduce to 6m AGL. Crown Dieback T15 Lombardy Poplar. Dead Tree, Fell to Ground Level.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees