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Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/2999 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/2999

Application record

Reference
25/AP/2999
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 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.

  • 25/AP/2703 Awaiting decision

    Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA

    Five day notification for tree works: XL Horse Chestnut (T1) Fell dead tree and replant with 12cm DBH Copper Beech

    Submitted 18 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 23/AP/2429 Granted

    Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters 1 Champion Park London Southwark SE5 8FA

    Display of illuminating projected signage.

    Decided 23 Oct 2023 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 December 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.

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

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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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