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75 Sydenham Hill London Southwark SE26 6TQ

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2753 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 a tree in a conservation area:T1 - x5 Elm Trees growing in the front garden along the boundary of 75 Sydenham Hill and the main road.To re-pollard the five Elm Trees to previous reduction points on the top of the trees only.The current height is 12m, to be reduced by 2m, to give a finished height of 10m.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2753

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2753
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
29 Sep 2023
Validated
29 Sep 2023
Decided
6 Nov 2023
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE26 6TQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 6 Nov 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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 6 November 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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