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16 Court Lane Gardens London Southwark SE21 7DZ

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2507 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

T1 Magnolia tree - Reduction of crown by 35%, lowering the height from 10 metres to around 6.5-7 metres, thin the crown and shorten lateral branches from 6 metres to 4 metres. T2 Magnolia tree - Reduction of crown by 35%, lowering the height from 8 metres to 5 metres, thin and clean the crown, and prune all branches back to compass points.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2507

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2507
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Sep 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Postcode
SE21 7DZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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