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The Griffin Sports Ground 12 Dulwich Village London Southwark SE21 7AL

Granted Southwark 22/AP/2437 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

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

G1 - Group of Yew and Red Horse Chestnut. Canopy overhangs the corner of 153 Turney Road causing direct nuisance to the roof and guttering: Lateral crown reduction to suitable points to provide 1.5-2m clearance to the property and above the roof.G1 - Hedge comprising of Yew, Elder , which borders the front garden of 153 Turney Road. In good condition, it is obstructing access and bin storage.G1 - Line of boundary hedge and low tree canopies: cut back hedging to fence and crown lift trees to height of netting poles.G2 - Group of 6 London Planes, 1 Oak and 2 Limes on the boundary with Herne Hill Velodrome: Crown lift on Griffin side only by up to 3.5m. Lateral crown reduction by up to 1-1.5m to suitable growth points back to white pitch line. Remove deadwood.G3 - Boundary bowling green hedge primarily of Beech located to boundary with Herne Hill Velodrome. Agreed works: Reform sides and top to approx. 2m height. Retain semi mature 4m height Oak. Crown lift Ash group to 3m.T1-T5 - Yew and Holly on the boundary with properties on Turney Road and Roseway: Cut back to fence line and behind netting.T6 - Birch: Remove epicormic and deadwood.T7 - Plane: Remove lower cut limb and lift trees to 2.5m. T8 - Oak: Lateral crown reduction by up to 1-1.5m to suitable growth points back to the white pitch line.T9 - Oak: Remove small diameter deadwood. Retain larger diameter internal crown dead wood. (Do not thin any live material or crown structure.)T10 Plane: Re-stake with mesh weld guard. Cut out and remove lsqm turf, lay mulch. G5 A group of Sycamore: Retain main stem and crown lift to lm. Remove stems near to the pole. G6 A group of Holm Oak: Crown lift by up to 4m to suitable growth points, to allow sports machinery access.

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/2437

Application record

Reference
22/AP/2437
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
7 Jul 2022
Validated
7 Jul 2022
Decided
17 Aug 2022
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE21 7AL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 17 Aug 2022

    Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 17 August 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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