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Edinburgh Court Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5SL

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2069 Tree works 5 day notification

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

5 DAY NOTIFICATION: T1. False Acacia tree. Top of crown is dead and has a risk of deadwood falling. Reduce to healthy wood. 1.5 meters reduction and crown lift to 2.5 meters to clear footpath. Approximately 10 meters in height. T2. False Acacia tree. Lift to 2.5 meters to clear footpath. Approximately 10 meters in height. Both trees are situated n the front garden next to a public footpath.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2069

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2069
Type
Tree works 5 day notification
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Received
24 Jul 2023
Validated
24 Jul 2023
Decided
28 Jul 2023
Ward
Surrey Docks
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE16 5SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/2536 Granted

    Edinburgh Court Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5SL

    T1. Robinia Tree. 12 metres in height. Reduce tree by 3 metres in height as covered in fungus and overgrown. Reducing by 3 metres with result in the tree being 9 metres in height. Situated at the front of the carpark. T2. Robinia Tree. 12 metres in height. Reduce tree by 3 metres in height as covered in fungus and overgrown. Reducing by 3 metres with result in the tree being 9 metres in height. Situated at the front of the carpark.

    Decided 6 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 28 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Westerham

Active · incorporated 2011 · Westerham

127 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 28 July 2023, 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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    Granted Trees 7 docs
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