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24-39 Pond Mead And 7 Red Post Hill London Southwark SE21

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2428 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

2852 Common Ash - Strip ivy from the main stem to reveal unions 2855 Oriental Plane - Sever and remove ivy from 0-100cm above ground level 4191 Silver Maple Remove major deadwood hanging in northern canopy. 4189 Horse Chestnut - Reduce canopy by 2-3m, prune to suitable sublateral growth and check results of climbing inspection before programming works 4198 Downy Birch - Remove major deadwood 4188 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 3m and prune to suitable sublateral growth 4187 Sycamore - Crown lift to 2m, prune to suitable sublateral growth, sever and remove ivy from 0-100cm above ground level

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2428

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2428
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
22 Aug 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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What 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.

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