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158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2722 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area: T1- Medium Fig tree. 3 limbs are resting on the garden wall. Reduce canopy by up to 2m and remove 3 stems resting on wall back to trunk. T2 - Large Oak tree. Tree is causing excessive shading to neighbour?s gardens. Crown reduce canopy by 20% and crown thin by 20%. G1- 3 Judas trees. Reduce height by up to 1m and thin canopy by 20%

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2722

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2722
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Ward
Champion Hill
Postcode
SE5 8RH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/2183 Awaiting decision

    158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

    T1 Large Oak tree. Crown reduce canopy by up to 1m to previous reduction points. No wounds to be created greater than 10cm diameter. Thin growth from old reduction points and remove epicormic growth from crown.

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026
  • 23/AP/2575 Granted

    158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

    Works to trees in a conservation area - T1 - Large Oak tree. Lateral reduction to canopy by 20% reducing the tree radially from 6m to 4m in any direction but with no reduction in height and crown thin by 20%. The tree was last reduced in 2020.

    Decided 23 Oct 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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

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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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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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  • 158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

    23/AP/2575 Submitted 13 Sep 2023 0m away

    Works to trees in a conservation area - T1 - Large Oak tree. Lateral reduction to canopy by 20% reducing the tree radially from 6m to 4m in any direction but with no reduction in height and crown thin by 20%. The tree was last reduced in 2020.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • 158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

    26/AP/2183 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 32m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

    T1 Large Oak tree. Crown reduce canopy by up to 1m to previous reduction points. No wounds to be created greater than 10cm diameter. Thin growth from old reduction points and remove epicormic growth from crown.

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • 142 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RH

    26/AP/2470 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 32m away

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  • 26/AP/1526 Granted

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    27 May 2026 Trees