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70 Wooler Street London Southwark SE17 2EF

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2808 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area: Removal of tree.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2808

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2808
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
29 Sep 2025
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Postcode
SE17 2EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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.

Documents

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

3 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 35 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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