Planning application
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
3850 Sweet Gum - Remove major deadwood 3848 Common Pear - Remove major deadwood and check results of advanced decay assessment before programming works 3847 Whitebeam - Reduce overall canopy by 1-2m and prune back to suitable sub lateral growth points 3866 Cotoneaster species - Remove major deadwood 6057 Elder - Reduce overall canopy by 2.5m, prune back to suitable sublateral growth points and remove major deadwood 3873 Pedunculate Oak - Remove major deadwood over targets and check results of advanced decay assessment before programming works 6038 Crab Apple - Reduce crown, formative prune to encourage growth away from building and clear building by 1.2m, prune to suitable sublateral growth and remove larger central branches 3889 Pedunculate Oak - Sever ivy at ground level and strip to 100cm to allow detailed inspection of base and stem 6043 Elder - Crown lift away from parking to 2.5m and prune to suitable sublateral growth 3890 Pedunculate Oak - Remove major deadwood 3894 Yew - Sever and remove ivy from 0-100cm above ground level 6041 Horse Chestnut - Sever ivy at ground level and strip to 100cm to allow detailed inspection of base and stem 6040 Sycamore - Sever ivy at ground level and strip to 100cm to allow detailed inspection 3869 Hornbeam - Remove major deadwood. 6032 Plum - Crown lift low canopy to 2m over footpath, prune to suitable sublateral growth and prune to clear light column by 0.5m 3840 Common Ash - Sever ivy at ground level and strip to at least 100cm to allow detailed inspection of stem and base 3589 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood 3581 Cherry Plum - Prune to clear light column by 1m and crown lift over road to 3m 3580 Cherry Plum - Cut back from kerb by 1m, crown lift to 3m over parking area and road and prune to suitable sublateral growth 5708 Himalayan Cotoneaster - Prune to clear lamp by 1.5m and prune to suitable sublateral growth
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2422
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2422
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/0774 Granted
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21
Five day notification for tree works: 1x Sycamore tree (Tree ID 7583) fell to 50cm above ground level and stump to be treated with systemic herbicide (eco-plug); 1x Sycamore tree (Tree ID 7584) fell to ground level. All arisings to be removed from site. PPE Required.
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25/AP/2420 Awaiting decision
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21
6061 Common Hawthorn - Fell to 1m above ground level 3883 Elder - Fell to 1m above ground level 6033 Elder - Fell to 1m above ground level 3582 Japanese Flowering Cherry - Fell to 1m above ground level 5707 Elder - Fell to 1m above ground level *Tree replacement as part of The Dulwich Estate Sustainability Strategy
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25/AP/2418 Awaiting decision
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21
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
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25/AP/2416 Awaiting decision
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Woods College Road London Southwark SE21
T3591 Sycamore - Fell to 1m above ground level as tree infected with Kretzschmaria. Tree to be replaced as part of the Dulwich Estate Sustainability Strategy.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by Southwark
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided tree works applications in a median of 34 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Great Brownings London Southwark
Five Day Notification for minor tree works. G1 - A group of 3 x Oak, 1 Lime and 4 Sycamore. Communal area between no's 30-31. Remove dead wood. Reason: To abate hazard. G2 - A group of self-sown Ash saplings affected by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus dieback. Outside no. 27. Remove to ground. Reason: To control the spread of a notifiable plant disease.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Great Brownings London Southwark
100% historically approved · decision due ~29 Dec
De minimis works recommended following advance decay detection. - Pedunculate oak. Crown Reduction. Crown reduction of 1.8m back to closest growth point. remove deadwood. - Common pear. Crown Reduction. Reduce crown by 2.8m back to closest growth point. remove deadwood from crown.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
Street Record Great Brownings London Southwark SE21 7HP
95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug
Five day notification for tree works: 3562 Pedunculate Oak tree - Whole tree failure at root plate - Removal of tree
Decided Trees -
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
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.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Great Brownings London Southwark
Tl - Leaning Elderberry 3m height to woodland boundary rear of no. 36. To coppice. Reason: to abate hazard and allow replacement native landscaping.T2 and T3 - Poor condition squirrel damaged Sycamore saplings Sm height boundary rear of no. 36 and overhanging path. To fell. Reason: to abate hazard and allow replacement native landscaping. Gl and G2, T4 - Leaning Elderberry, Holly and Privet to bank side of no. 37'. To coppice. Reason: to abate hazard and allow replacement native landscaping.TS - Squirrel damaged poor condition Norway Maple to side of no. 37. To crown lift. Crown reduce by up to 3m, remove dead wood. Reason: to abate nuisance.
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In Southwark
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26/AP/1574 Granted
Land Adjacent Lovers Walk And Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7BE
TPO 451: Silver Birch (2609), Common Ash (2608), Norway Maple (2603), Common Lime (2594) and Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn (2584) - Fell to ground level. Trees replaced in keeping with the Estate's Tree Replacement Policy.
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26/AP/1537 Withdrawn
7 Herne Hill London Southwark SE24 9NF
Works to tree with a TP0: T1 - Sycamore- Reduce crown by 30%
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26/AP/1481 Granted
Grove Tavern 520 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8LF
T7885 (Ash): veteranisation. reduce to approx 8m above ground level. Retaining lateral growth up to 3m away from stem.
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26/AP/1527 Granted
12 Hambledon Place London Southwark SE21 7EY
(T4) Pittosporum (no. 12) Cut overhanging branches to boundary line, crown reduce tree by 1m and crown thin by 20% - Routine maintenance. Height from 4.5m to 3.5m Crown spread from 3.0m to 2.0m
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26/AP/1526 Granted
11 Hambledon Place London Southwark SE21 7EY
Works to tree with a TCA: (T5) Box Elder (no. 11) Remove deadwood, crown reduce by 1m and crown thin by 10% - routine maintenance. Height from 3.5m to 2.5m. Crown spread from 2.5m to 1.5m