30 Kingswood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UR

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/AP/3676 Granted

  30 Kingswood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UR

  Tree ID 7141 To remove all dead wood, reducing the overall height down by up to 50%, and hopefully regenerative growth will reform a more compact tree. Pruning should be targeted at suitable branch junctions/growth points where possible. The upper crown has very poor leaf cover with a high percentage of dead stems.

  Decided 9 Feb 2026 Trees

1. 23 Jun 2022

   Received by Southwark

2. 29 Jun 2022

   Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

3. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 29 June 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.

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.

• 30 Kingswood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UR

  25/AP/3676 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Tree ID 7141 To remove all dead wood, reducing the overall height down by up to 50%, and hopefully regenerative growth will reform a more compact tree. Pruning should be targeted at suitable branch junctions/growth points where possible. The upper crown has very poor leaf cover with a high percentage of dead stems.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 24 Kingswood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UR

  22/AP/0816 Submitted 3 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  T1 Cherry in front garden of property. Tree has been badly pruned in the past. All lateral branches have been hacked and the top left untouched. As a result the canopy is unbalanced and full of shoots. The top needs to be reduced by approximately 3-4m and the whole tree reshaped. Any bad pruning cuts will be rectified where possible and the canopy needs to be thinned by about 20%.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Flat 14 Hitherwood Court Hitherwood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UX

  22/AP/3923 Submitted 15 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Internal refurbishment to Flat 14 to allow for an additional bedroom on the loft floor and installation of two roof lights to each the side and rear elevation.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 19 docs

• Carlton Place 32 Kingswood Drive London Southwark

  23/AP/2962 Submitted 23 Oct 2023 50 yards away

  5 DAY NOTIFICATION: Works to a tree subject to a TPO: Fell to ground a fallen Robinia approximately 18m in eight that is resting on another tree.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 20 Hitherwood Drive London Southwark SE19 1XB

  24/AP/0633 Submitted 7 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Details of Condition 3 (Foundation Design) as required by planning permission ref. 23/AP/1977 dated 06/10/2023 for 'Demolition of existing lean-to rear extension and conservatory and construction of ground floor rear extension and first floor rear extension; alterations to roof, including new pitched roof to rear, rear dormer extension and two rooflights to side roof slopes; and alterations to existing fenestration, including installation of new windows and doors and increasing height of existing bay window to front elevation'.

  Granted Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +2 14 docs

• Ransford House Kingswood Estate Seeley Drive London Southwark SE21 8QG

  22/AP/3643 Submitted 20 Oct 2022 100 yards away

  Installation of external wall insulation with a brick slip system cladding on the ground floor and render on the remaining floors. In addition, window and roof renewal, communal and private balcony balustrade replacements and the replacement of doors.

  Granted Other Windows or glazing 13 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