Planning application
Administration Block William Booth Memorial Training College Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8BQ
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Works to a tree with a TPO: G1 - Remove 3 medium Sycamore trees in close proximity to the retaining wall behind Building 18 at William Booth College, SE5 8BQ
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2704
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/2704
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Champion Hill
- Postcode
- SE5 8BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/1600 Granted
Administration Block William Booth Memorial Training College Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8BQ
Discharge of condition 3 'Schedule of condition(s), Scope of work(s), Method Statement(s) and Specification of work(s) (including plans) ' requiried by Listed building consent 25/AP/0838 'Cleaning, repairs and repointing in sand mortar to the facades of the B.16 administration building'
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Southwark
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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
6 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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