Planning application
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to an Oak tree at Low Cross Wood Lane. Dead and dying Oak. Low Cross Wood Lane overhanging entrance gate and footpath. Tree has Fistulina hepatica at base. Works: Reduce to 1m above ground level and plant nearby replacement. Reason: To abate hazard.
As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3757
Application record
- Reference
- 22/AP/3757
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Received
- 31 Oct 2022
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2022
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2022
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2330 Decided
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
1930 - Pedunculate oak. Crown Reduction. Crown reduction by 1.5m back to closest growth point. 1912 - Sessile oak. Crown Reduction. Reduce crown by 2m back to closest growth point. 1925 - Pedunculate oak. Crown Reduction. Reduce upper canopy by approx 6m to leave 1m stubs above the main union. Retain all lateral and epicormic growth below the cuts. 1922 - Pedunculate oak. Crown Reduction. Reduce canopy by 2-3m. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth and retain all inner canopy foliage.
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26/AP/2331 Decided
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
7887 - Pedunculate oak. Remove Tree. Fell to 30cm above ground level. 1925 - Pedunculate oak. Monolith. Reduce in height to 50cm below crown break. Retain all growth on stem below. 1924 - Pedunculate oak. Monolith. Veteranise: monolith to approx 4m above ground level (1m above crown break). no branches to be more than 50cm from stem. 1916 - Pedunculate oak. Monolith. Veteranise: reduce in height to approx 8m above ground level. 1913 - Pedunculate oak. Remove Tree. Fell to ground level.
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22/AP/2750 Granted
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
T8 - Oak tree approximately 20m in height. Works: pollard to 3-3.5m above fork . Reason: to abate hazard. The tree is in poor condition
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22/AP/1855 Granted
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
Five day notification to carry out tree works at Low Cross Wood Lane. T1 - Oak. Low Cross Wood Lane overhanging footpath. Works: Fell and replace .Reason: To abate an immediate hazard due to unstable base and ground movement. T2 - Oak. Low Cross Wood Lane overhanging footpath. Works: Remove deadwood. Reason: To abate hazard.
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22/AP/1850 Granted
Low Cross Wood Lane London Southwark
Five day notification to carry out tree works at Low Cross Wood Lane. T1 - Oak. Low Cross Wood overhanging College Road. Works: Remove deadwood. Reason: To abate hazard.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2022
Received by Southwark
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23 Dec 2022
Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 23 December 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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