2 Rock Hill London Southwark SE26 6SW

1. 21 Aug 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 25 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Southwark granted permission on 25 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.

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.

• 6 Rock Hill London Southwark SE26 6SW

  21/AP/4241 Submitted 29 Nov 2021 50 yards away

  Silver Maple Tree T1 - multi stemmed from approximately 1.2m and approximately 10m in height, situated in the front garden adjacent to the road. To crown thin by 25% including the removal of dead wood and epicormic growth and necessary shortening of long lateral branches. The height and basic shape should be retained. .

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 10 Rock Hill London Southwark SE26 6SW

  21/AP/3235 Submitted 10 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Details of Conditions 3 & 4 - Arboricultural Method Statement as required by application 17/AP/1337 granted 25/10/2017 (Construction of a three storey residential dwellinghouse with basement.)

  Granted Conditions 7 docs
  Domestic

• 10 Rock Hill London Southwark SE26 6SW

  21/AP/3237 Submitted 10 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Details of Conditions 5 & 6 - Hard and Soft Landscape details as required by application 17/AP/1337 granted 25/10/2017 (Construction of a three storey residential dwellinghouse with basement.)

  Granted Conditions
  Domestic

• Land To Rear Of 1 Woodsyre London Southwark

  22/AP/2436 Submitted 7 Jul 2022 50 yards away

  T1 - Oak to rear of no. 1 Woodsyre. Recommended works: crown lift to provide a minimum 2m clearance from a Magnolia back to suitable growth points. Deadwood. Reason: to abate hazard and nuisance. T2 - Oak to side of no. 1 Woodsyre. Recommended works: lateral crown reduction to provide a minimum clearance from the property back to suitable growth points, deadwood. Reason: to abate nuisance. T3 - Willow to rear of no. 1 Woodsyre. Recommended works: deadwood. Reason: to abate hazard.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21

  25/AP/2418 Submitted 22 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~17 Oct

  6136 Sessile Oak - Remove red major deadwood and clear access around base to allow for ground level inspection 3618 Red horse Chestnut - Remove cracked eastern primary limb back to secondary growth below crack and remove major deadwood 6055 Pedunculate Oak - Remove major deadwood over footpath 3594 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood 5876 Sweet Chestnut - Lateral reduction to previous points by up to 2m where overhanging roof and remove epicormic growth back to stem to roof height 3842 Pedunculate Oak - Cut back crown to give 2m clearance from roof 3841 Turkey Oak - Reduce crown to give 2m clearance from roof 3644 Common Aspen - Reduce crown building side by up to 5 metre branch length

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 18 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6SR

  DC/19/114428 Submitted 24 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Oak (T3)(A2 in TPO) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level. Reason: for clearance to drive and highway REAR: ONE Cedar (T1)(A2 in TPO) REMOVE 3 low dying branches. Reason: health and safety. REAR: ONE Small Elm (T2)(A2 in TPO) REMOVE 2 low branches. Reason: for clearance to building. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957 (Dome Hill Park, Sydenham Hill)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 26/AP/2635 Awaiting decision

  Flat 3 3 Crescent Wood Road London Southwark SE26 6RT

  T7473 - Common Holly -Young twin-stemmed holly, (likely self set) with very sparse canopy and poor vitality, symptomatic with the suppression from the adjacent mature trees. Proposed fell to 50cm above ground level and treat with systemic herbicide (ECO-PLUG). Replacement tree in line with TDE's tree replacement policy.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision

  Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

  Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2602 Awaiting decision

  24A Talfourd Road London Southwark SE15 5NY

  Works to tree with a TPO: T1 - Common ash - fell. 18m in height. Fell tree to ground level. A mature common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) standing in the rear garden, closely surrounded by residential property on several sides.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2584 Awaiting decision

  Naismith House 175 Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2AH

  To carry out works to trees with a TPO within the grounds of St Johns Churchyard, Southwark, London, SE1 2AH.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2033 Granted

  South London Scout Centre Grange Lane London Southwark SE21 7LH

  Works to trees in a Conservation Area. Agreed amendment email dated Fri 31/07/2026 11:57 T1 Lombardy Poplar. Fell to Ground Level. T2 Lombardy Poplar. Large Trunk wound. Fell to Ground Level. T3 Lombardy Poplar. Fire Damaged. Fell to Ground Level. Review fire protocols. i.e.; no fires within 5m of any tree and 2m away from any canopy. T4 Hybrid Poplar. Reduce to 1m Above Ground Level (AGL). T5 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T6 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T7 Carolina Poplar. Fell to Ground Level T8 Carolina Poplar Further testing required. PICUS. Wound occlusion and physiology appear GOOD. T9 Carolina Poplar. Good rib formation. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith for biodiversity. T10 Crack Willow. Reduce to previous reduction points, retaining knuckles. T11 Carolina Poplar. Remove specified branch. Move Mobile Home to designated parking area or install no-dig 3D geocellular ground protection within RPA. Remove rope from stem or install cambium saver. T12 European Ash. scar indicates failure of a bifurcated stemmed tree. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith. T13. Wild Cherry. Fell to Ground Level. Dead Tree T14 Lombardy Poplar. Crown Dieback. Reduce to 6m AGL. Crown Dieback T15 Lombardy Poplar. Dead Tree, Fell to Ground Level.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees