Planning application
154 Fort Road London Southwark SE1 5QA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1 Spruce - to be felled to ground level due to proximity of neighbouring building (stem less than 2m)
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3409
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/3409
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 29 Sep 2022
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 9 Nov 2022
- Ward
- South Bermondsey
- Parish
- Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE1 5QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2022
Received by Southwark
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9 Nov 2022
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 9 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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