Planning application
70 Choumert Road London Southwark SE15 4AX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - XL Sycamore tree. Tree is causing excessive shading and branches are beginning to snap out from historic pollard points. Pollard to historic points.
As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2207
Application record
- Reference
- 23/AP/2207
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 7 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 29 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Rye Lane
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE15 4AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2023
Received by Southwark
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29 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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26 Aug 2026
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Cut Above Tree Management Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London
Active · incorporated 2007 · London
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Southwark granted permission on 29 August 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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