Planning application
51A Trafalgar Avenue London Southwark SE15 6NP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Mimosa - Remove deadwood and lower branch encroaching on nearby Acer. T2 Pittosporum - Reduce to height of 6 foot to encourage a bushier shrub and increase light to surrounding area. Overgrown Ivy and shrubs along right side of garden, coming from neighbouring park - trim back to boundary.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2449
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2449
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Old Kent Road
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Postcode
- SE15 6NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 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 21 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
5 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.
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