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86 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HE

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2303 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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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 - Self-sown triple stemmed Ash tree, approx 9m in height, very close to right hand boundary and growing through a prunus which we would like to preserve for its fruit. Works - Remove by felling at ground levelT2 - Self-sown Ash tree similar in height, again very close to the boundary fence and the garden shed at the bottom of the garden. Roots pushing up paving, and potentially the foundation of the shed. Works - Remove and the stump either removed or poisoned.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2303

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2303
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
15 Aug 2023
Validated
15 Aug 2023
Decided
10 Oct 2023
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE24 9HE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 10 October 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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