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Tate Modern Sumner Street London Southwark SE1 9TG

Granted Southwark 23/AP/2890 Works to a Tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to trees under TPO: London plane (T1) - Prune over sign to give 2m clearance, pruning secondary branches only and pruning back to suitable growth points. Raising canopy to 8m on south of canopy only. Norway maple (T2) - Prune over sign by removing 3 lowest secondary branches. Raising canopy to 8m on south of canopy only. London plane (T3) - Prune over sign to give 2m clearance, pruning secondary branches only and pruning back to suitable growth points. Raising canopy to 8m on south of canopy only. Norway maple (T4)- Prune over lamp column to give 1m clearance, pruning secondary branches only and pruning back to suitable growth points. Raising canopy to 7m on west of canopy only.

As published by the council, reference 23/AP/2890

Application record

Reference
23/AP/2890
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Received
16 Oct 2023
Validated
16 Oct 2023
Decided
20 Nov 2023
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE1 9TG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/0799 Granted

    Tate Modern Sumner Street London Southwark SE1 9TG

    T2 London Plane - Reduce long heavily weighted stems/limbs over the footpath on the southern site by approximately 1.5 - 2 metres, to a suitable pruning point. T4 Norway Maple - Fell to ground level, poor specimen declining tree and replacement plant with London Plane - 14 - 16 girth.

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Trees
  • 22/AP/2293 Granted

    Tate Modern Sumner Street London Southwark SE1 9TG

    Installation of a temporary Es Devlin Studio half dome sculpture and associated projection towers on the north landscape outside the Tate Modern, which would be on display from the 15-25th of September 2022, with set up from the 2-14th of September and de-install from the 26-30th of September.

    Decided 1 Sep 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2023

    Received by Southwark

  2. 20 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - 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 20 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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  • Tate Modern Sumner Street London Southwark SE1 9TG

    26/AP/0799 Submitted 19 Mar 2026 0m away

    T2 London Plane - Reduce long heavily weighted stems/limbs over the footpath on the southern site by approximately 1.5 - 2 metres, to a suitable pruning point. T4 Norway Maple - Fell to ground level, poor specimen declining tree and replacement plant with London Plane - 14 - 16 girth.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
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    25/AP/2480 Submitted 22 Aug 2025 69m away

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    Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding and redevelopment of Bankside House to provide one mixed-use building of three distinct built elements connected by a pavilion level to provide purpose-built student accommodation with ancillary facilities (Sui Generis) and ground floor commercial floorspace, café and retail (Use Class E) and community facilities (Use Class F1/F2), (including part use as a hotel Class C1 [and/or for the provision of other short-term seasonal accommodation] outside of term times) alongside associated cycle parking, servicing, plant, landscaping improvements, and wider public realm enhancements.

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    26/AP/1689 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 82m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

    Advertisement consent for 1 Non Illuminated Projecting Sign and 1 Internal Digital Display Screen

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    26/AP/0779 Submitted 18 Mar 2026 83m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 26 docs
  • 185 Park Street London Southwark

    20/AP/1128 Submitted 20 Apr 2020 123m away

    Details of Condition 17 'Landscaping' as required by planning permission LBS reg no 14/AP/3842 for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a mixed use development providing three new buildings comprising basement, lower ground and ground plus part 9, 14 and 18 stroeys (maximum height 19 storeys) containing 163 residential units (Class C3), Office (Class B1), Retail (Class A1/A3/A4), Cultural facility (Class D1/A1/A3/A4); provision of hard and soft landscaping and the provision of parking services and plant areas.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 22 docs
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    23/AP/2395 Submitted 23 Aug 2023 127m away

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    Decided Conditions Demolition 4 docs

In Southwark

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    29 May 2026 Trees
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    27 May 2026 Trees
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    27 May 2026 Trees