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211 East Dulwich Grove London Southwark SE22 8SY

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2686 Tree works 5 day notification

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Five day notification for tree works: Sycamore tree in the rear garden - Fell the two unstable, swaying stems (possibility Ganoderma has affected all limbs on the tree)

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2686

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2686
Type
Tree works 5 day notification
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
16 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Postcode
SE22 8SY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 November 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.

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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    23/AP/2577 Submitted 13 Sep 2023 47m away

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    22/AP/1533 Submitted 29 Apr 2022 57m away

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    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

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