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20 Court Lane Gardens London Southwark SE21 7DZ

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2387 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

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: Remove Cherry tree T1 on the right very marked in red only 6 inch away from a second Cherry on the left T3 Magnolia tree hight 5.5 mtrs. Crown height reduction by 1.5 mtrs from 5.5 mtrs to 4 mtrs on compass points Reason : to be crown reduced by reducing the height and reduce crown radius on all round from 5.5 mtrs to 4 mtrs on the longer branches and branches encroaching over two neighbours garden and the foot path, improve shape all round and where needed.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2387

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2387
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
23 Aug 2023
Validated
23 Aug 2023
Decided
10 Oct 2023
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE21 7DZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 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

10 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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