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Herne Hill United Church Red Post Hill London Southwark SE24 9PW

Granted Southwark 22/AP/0859 Works to a Tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

To remove (fell) to near ground level and grub out/grind out stumps to inhibit regrowth a group of trees referred to and identified as TG1 False Acacia, Sycamore, Elder, Lilac group in a report of MWA Arb dated 20/7/21

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/0859

Application record

Reference
22/AP/0859
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Received
4 Mar 2022
Validated
4 Mar 2022
Decided
13 Apr 2022
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE24 9PW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/1947 Granted

    Herne Hill United Church Red Post Hill London Southwark SE24 9PW

    Works to a tree subject to a TPO T1 10m Norway Maple ?crimson king? - Crown reduce a 10m tree by 2m to leave at 8m and reduce a 6m spread by 2m on all compass points

    Decided 26 Aug 2026
  • 22/AP/2163 Granted

    Herne Hill United Church Red Post Hill London Southwark SE24 9PW

    Remove low branches to clear 4M cut down basal growth. (lime tree). reason: To abate hazard, conflict with the highway.

    Decided 29 Jul 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 13 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

  3. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MWA Arboriculture Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Leicester

Active · incorporated 2009 · Leicester

240 applications on PlanIndex · across 88 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 13 April 2022, 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 Denhill House 181 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8DX

    22/AP/0849 Submitted 3 Mar 2022 0m away

    T7 and T8 False Acacia of MWA Arb Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to prevent regrowth. The stump may require repeat treatment due to the species being prone to prolific stump / surface root suckering. Reason: The above trees are considered to be responsible for root induced clay shrinkage subsidence damage to 4.

    Refused Trees 7 docs
  • 4 Denhill House 181 Denmark Hill London Southwark SE5 8DX

    22/AP/2822 Submitted 9 Aug 2022 0m away

    T7 False Acacia of MWA Arb ReportWorks: Reduce height by 3m from 15 m to 12m and crown spread by 4m from 14m to 10m.T8 False Acacia of MWA Arb ReportWorks: Reduce height by 3m from 15 m to 12m and crown spread by 2m from 11m to 9m.Reason: The above trees are considered to be responsible for root induced clay shrinkage subsidence damage to 4 Denhill House, 181 Denmark Hill, SE5 8DX.

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • 3 Royal George Mews London Southwark SE5 8FD

    24/AP/0464 Submitted 19 Feb 2024 21m away

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    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • Herne Hill United Church Red Post Hill London Southwark SE24 9PW

    22/AP/2163 Submitted 17 Jun 2022 23m away

    Remove low branches to clear 4M cut down basal growth. (lime tree). reason: To abate hazard, conflict with the highway.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
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    26/AP/2600 Submitted 2 Sep 2026 30m away

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In Southwark

  • 26/AP/2033 Granted

    South London Scout Centre Grange Lane London Southwark SE21 7LH

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    13 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/2041 Granted

    133 Sydenham Hill London Southwark SE26 6LW

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    13 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/2022 Granted

    18 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

    Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the trees at a suitable size for their location, encourage well balanced crowns for future years and an even distribution of growth throughout the crown Rear Garden T1 Acacia: Remove 2 lowest limbs back to stem Liftto 3m and deadwood T2 Silver Birch: Remove lower branches back to stem Lift to 3m and any crossing branches T3 Eucalpytus: Reduce top by up to 2 metres T4 Pyracantha: Cut back longer laterals by 1.5 metres to form a more compact crown Poplar: remove 1 limb back to stem on the Poplar T5 & T6 Conifers: Cut back Conifer by 1.5 metres T7 Conifer: Fell Conifer Laurel: cut back Laurel to the fence line T8 Birch: Remove lower limbs Lift to 3m back to stem to make tree more upright T9 Purple Leaf Plum: Crown reduction by up to 2 metres of branch length T10 Birch: Remove lower limbs Liftto 3m back to stem to make tree more upright

    10 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/2063 Granted

    114 Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8BJ

    (T2) Laurel. Hedge cut and reshape - routine maintenance. Height from 2.5m to 2.2m. Crown spread from 1.5m to 1.2m. (T3) Privet. Hedge cut and reshape - routine maintenance. Height from 2.5m to 2.2m.Crown spread from 1.5m to 1.2m (T4) Plum. Reduce weight on long, lateral branch, as per photo - routine maintenance.

    14 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/2064 Granted

    116 Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8BJ

    (T1) Magnolia. Crown reduce by 1.5-2m - routine maintenance. Height from 4.0m to a minimum of 2.0m. Crown spread from 2.5m to a minimum of 1.0m

    14 Jul 2026 Trees