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Acorn Walk Estate London Southwark SE16

Granted Southwark 22/AP/3856 Works to a Tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Stump adjacent to T1 Plant 1 x Ginkgo min. 10-12cm stem girth T3 Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3A Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spread T3B Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3C Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3D Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3E Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3F Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT3G Jacquemont's Birch Lateral crown reduce crown by 15%/1m height and spreadT6 Himalayan Tree-Cotoneaster Fell to ground level (50% dead/absent). Plant 1 x Sorbus aria min. 10-12cm stem girthT8 Birch Raise low canopy to 3mT9 Birch Reduce crown by 30%/3m height and spread to good growth pointsT12 Whitebeam clear street lamp giving 3m clearanceT14 Whitebeam Major dead wood, fell to ground level. Plant 1 x Sorbus aria min. 10-12cm stem girthT15 Silver Birch raise low canopy to 4mT17 Silver Birch raise low canopy to 4mT18 Silver Birch cut back growth from building giving 2-3m clearanceT21 Norway Maple Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and formT24 Silver Birch Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and formT31 Bird Cherry, soil heave, Ganoderma, basal decay/fungus. Undertake Picus test.T32 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and form T33 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and formT34 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and formT35 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and form T36 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and form T38 Bird Cherry Crown lift, deadwood retaining height and form T40 Stump Plant 1 x Ginkgo or Liriodendron min. 10-12cm stem girth in adjacent lawnT41 Silver Birch raise low canopy to 3mT42 Silver Birch raise low canopy to 3m

As published by the council, reference 22/AP/3856

Application record

Reference
22/AP/3856
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Received
8 Nov 2022
Validated
8 Nov 2022
Decided
20 Dec 2022
Ward
Surrey Docks
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Nov 2022

    Received by Southwark

  2. 20 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Valley Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Orpington

Active · incorporated 2002 · Orpington

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 20 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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