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118 College Road London Southwark SE21 7HW

Granted Southwark 25/AP/2282 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

Amended Description Works to trees with a TPO: Tree works subject to TPO No 443 and 295 Tree ID 5892 An Oak tree approximately 23m in height, situated on the far left-hand side of the rear garden. Remove Deadwood. Tree ID 5893 A Dawn Redwood tree approximately 16m in height, situated near mid right-hand side of the rear garden. Remove Deadwood. Tree ID 5894 An Oak tree approximately 14m in height, situated near right-hand side of the rear garden. Crown would benefit from a light thinning of overcrowded areas by up to 10%, no other works required A further application willl be made once the result of the PICUS Test is known.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2282

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2282
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE21 7HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/AP/2913 Awaiting decision

    118 College Road London Southwark SE21 7HW

    T1 Tree ID 5892: Oak 'Monolith' by removing the whole crown down in sections to a safe heigh of approx 9m from ground level T2 Tree ID 5893: Dawn Redwood: Remove and replace with 10-14cm girth Dawn Redwood.

    Submitted 8 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 2 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 2 October 2025, 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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  • 118 College Road London Southwark SE21 7HW

    25/AP/2913 Submitted 8 Oct 2025 0m away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

    T1 Tree ID 5892: Oak 'Monolith' by removing the whole crown down in sections to a safe heigh of approx 9m from ground level T2 Tree ID 5893: Dawn Redwood: Remove and replace with 10-14cm girth Dawn Redwood.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

  • Dulwich Wood Nursery School And Children Centre Lyall Avenue London Southwark SE21 8QS

    26/AP/2479 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 64m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

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    22/AP/3923 Submitted 15 Nov 2022 74m away

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  • 108 College Road London Southwark SE21 7HW

    26/AP/2207 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 115m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

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    Awaiting decision Trees

  • 30 Kingswood Drive London Southwark SE19 1UR

    22/AP/2254 Submitted 23 Jun 2022 121m away

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    25/AP/3676 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 123m away

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