Planning application
Donne Court Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HH
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Proactive pruning and statutory nuisance abatement Tree ID Common Name Description 2756 Broad-leaved cockspur thorn Reduce the crown all round by 1.5m pruning to suitable sublaterals. Crown lift to 2.5m all round. Limbs to be pruned back to suitable sublaterals. 2755 Apple species Crown lift to 2.5m. Prune to suitable sublateral growth 2757 Apple species Crown lift to 2.5m all round. Limbs to be pruned back to suitable sublaterals. 2740 Honey locust 'Sunburst' Crown lift to 2.5m all round. Limbs to be pruned back to suitable sublaterals. 2739 Midland hawthorn 'Paul's Scarlet' Crown lift to 2.5m all round. Limbs to be pruned back to suitable sublaterals. 2751 Common ash Repollard to 7.5m 2741 Cherry plum 'Pissardii' Remove major deadwood 2747 Cherry plum 'Pissardii' "Remove central hollow leader amd reduce northern and eastern canopy by 2-3m. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth, Note green house to the north under canopy.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2432
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2432
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Postcode
- SE24 9HH
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
4 documents on file for this application
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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 35 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 0.3 miles
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Donne Court Burbage Road London Southwark
Works to a Tree with a TPO: T1 (Horse Chestnut) - Remove T2 & T3 (Horse Chestnut) - Repollard and repeat at 2-year intervals for a period of 10 years. Reasons: a. The property has been the subject of movement which engineers consider to be attributable to the role of vegetation on an underlying clay soil. b. Site investigations confirm the clay soil and levels of desiccation which support the view trees are of influence. c. The onset timing of damage is wholly consistent with the potential that it is caused by tree(s). d. Level monitoring is supportive of the view vegetation is causal. e. The tree identified for removal is the largest/ closest vegetation to the affected part of the building. It is hoped that its removal will mitigate the influence and facilitate the retention of other surveyed trees. f. Pruning to T2 & T3 seeks to establish a managed canopy framework allow future pruning works which will seek to retain the trees in a managed form.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
Donne Court Burbage Road London Southwark
99% historically approved · decision due ~17 Oct
Works to tree with a TPO: Tree removal due to poor vitality and condition. Tree ID: 2749 Cherry plum 'Pissardii' Fell to 1m above ground level and treat stump to avoid root suckers. 2748- Cherry plum 'Pissardii' Fell to 1m above ground level and treat stump to avoid root suckers. Tree replacement as part of the Dulwich Estate sustainability strategy.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
6 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HJ
Works to TPO trees:T1, T2 and T3 - Quercus robur x3, to thin overcrowded areas of the crown by up to 20% and also lift lowest growth by up to 2 metres where necessary. Dead wood to be removed. The objective is to improve the presentation of the trees, increase light penetration and safety.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
1 Donne Court London Southwark SE24 9HH
Works to a tree subject to a TPO: Chestnut tree - Crown reduce to previous points.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
13 Donne Court Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HH
T1: Crab Apple. Remove two lower limbs.Reason: Root plate movement following storm Eunice. Rebalance weight distribution to abate hazard.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Flat 10 Donne Court Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HH
99% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov
TPO 144 (W1) Acer Platanoides in rear garden - Prune to remove non-variegated green growth only
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
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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.
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26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.