Planning application
Flat 5 Falkirk Court Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5SN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Sycamore within rear garden: Reduction back to previous points to prevent mechanical damage to neighbouring property. Height and form to be retained.
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3274
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/3274
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Received
- 13 Sep 2022
- Validated
- 13 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2022
- Ward
- Surrey Docks
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE16 5SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Sep 2022
Received by Southwark
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7 Nov 2022
Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
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15 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Valley Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Orpington
Active · incorporated 2002 · Orpington
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Southwark granted permission on 7 November 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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