Planning application
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
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. Lime- 8 Meters in height. Remove overhanging stem at backT2. Crab apple. 8 meters in height. Remove dead wood. T3. Crab Apple. 10 meters in height. Lateral reduction by 1 metre overhanging boundary.T4. Hawthorn. 4 meters in height. Crown lift to above fence height. T7. Plum. 5 meters in height. Crown lift to 3 meters to suitable growth point on neighbour side.T8. Hawthorn. 6 meters in height. Lateral reduction of 1 metre. T9. Lime. 8 meters in height. Fell to ground as it is dead. T10. Lime. 15 meters in height. Reduce by 3 meters and remove dead wood. T11. Sycamore. 15 meters in height. Reduce by 3 meters to suitable growth points & laterally reduce by 2 meters. Tree is leaning towards neighbours property & blocking light. T12.Ash. 10 meters in height. Lateral reduction by 2 metres. T13. Oak. 10 meters in height. Crown lift to 2.5 meters. Situated on the playing field boundary. required for easier access to playing field. T14 Sycamore. 14 meters in height. Reduce by 3 meters t suitable growth point to match neighbours tree. T15. Sycamore. 14 meters in height. reduce by 3 meters to suitable growth points to match neighbours. T16. Lime. 16 meters in height. Remove epicormic and laterally reduce by 2 meters neighbours side. Overgrowing boundary. T17. Chestnut .18 meters in height. Reduce by 4 meters to suitable growth points and laterally by 2 meters. Overhanging boundary.
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/2996
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/2996
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Received
- 26 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2022
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2022
- Ward
- Goose Green
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE22 8SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 31 applications since 2021: 22 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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26/AP/1172 Granted
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'.
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26/AP/1173 Granted
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.)
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26/AP/1198 Granted
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.)
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26/AP/1171 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 dated 02/12/2025 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.)
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26/AP/0946 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a kitchen until 31 October 2028
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26/AP/0911 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement floodlights to the existing multi-use games area at Alleyns School and alteration to hours of use of the floodlighting
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26/AP/0529 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Installation of a substation
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26/AP/0527 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement side extension to New Gym with associated landscaping
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26/AP/0528 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a dining marquee until 31 October 2028
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2022
Received by Southwark
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29 Aug 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Oct 2022
Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
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15 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Westerham
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