Planning application
59 Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 Day Notification: Tree ID 5092 - Hornbeam tree approximately 8.8m in height, fair to poor vitality, with roots sitting flush and over the top of a failed retaining wall. Compression side roots require severing to facilitate essential repairs. Evidence of land slippage is present, with the garden raised above the original retaining wall. Tree to be dismantled in sections to ground leve, all arisings to be removed from site.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2363
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2363
- Type
- Tree works 5 day notification
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE21 7HP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/AP/3059 Granted
59 Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
Tree works 5 day notification: Urgent tree works at Great Brownings ID 3845 Unstable Willow overhanging amenity area and garages to rear of no. 59. Fell to near ground. Plant replacement. Reason: to abate hazard
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22/AP/3736 Granted
59 Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
Five Day Notice Application for tree works to a Willow tree at Great Brownings Nr No 59. T1 - Unstable Willow overhanging amenity area and garages to rear of no. 59. Crown reduce by up to 5m. Reason: to abate hazard.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by Southwark
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2 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 2 September 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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59 Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
Five Day Notice Application for tree works to a Willow tree at Great Brownings Nr No 59. T1 - Unstable Willow overhanging amenity area and garages to rear of no. 59. Crown reduce by up to 5m. Reason: to abate hazard.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
59 Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
Tree works 5 day notification: Urgent tree works at Great Brownings ID 3845 Unstable Willow overhanging amenity area and garages to rear of no. 59. Fell to near ground. Plant replacement. Reason: to abate hazard
Granted Trees 11 docs -
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