Planning application
Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Five day notification for tree works: XL Horse Chestnut (T1) Fell dead tree and replant with 12cm DBH Copper Beech
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2703
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2703
- Type
- Tree works 5 day notification
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Champion Hill
- Postcode
- SE5 8FA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/AP/2999 Awaiting decision
Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA
Works to trees in a Conservation Area: T1 (Large Cherry tree) - Remove dead wood, reduce canopy back from building to give 2 m clearance. Lift canopy to 2.5 m. Reduce lower lateral limb to rest of canopy. T2 - Medium twin stem Cherry tree, included bark. Remove rear stem. Rear of house 8. T3 - Reduce canopy of Norway maple which is almost touching the building to give 2m clearance. Grass area near rear exit T4 - Large Ash tree. Reduce canopy back from neighbours? gardens to give 4m clearance. Grass area around perimeter with Grove Vale T5 - Large beech tree. Reduce canopy back from building to give 4m clearance. G1- 2 Medium Cherry trees. Crown thin canopies by 20%, reduce canopies back from building to give 2m clearance and lift to 2.5m. Large central grass area T6 - Large cherry plum. Lift canopy to 2.5m and crown thin by 20% removing epicormic growth. T7 - Cherry plum next to children?s play area. Tree has significant die back in crown. Remove to ground level and grind stump. T8 - Large Sycamore tree. Reduce canopy back from building to give 3m clearance. T9 - Multi stem Hazel, lapsed coppice. Thin canopy by 20% by removing epicormic growth.
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23/AP/2429 Granted
Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA
Display of illuminating projected signage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Southwark
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London
108 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 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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