Planning application
Old Alleynians Sports Ground Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7HA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 day notification: (TGI) Group of dead Elms - Section fell a group of x3 dead elm trees near the main road. Section 154 - Highways Act 1980 - Dead or Diseased Trees on the Highway. Replace with Acer campestre, Crataegus monogyna or Ilex aquifolium
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3002
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3002
- Type
- Tree works 5 day notification
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE21 7HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2419 Awaiting decision
Old Alleynians Sports Ground Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7HA
(TG1) Row of trees mixed species on raised bank (North East of driveway) - Remove major deadwood and clear phone wires (TG2) Row of Oak trees (South West of driveway) - Remove major deadwood and clear phone wires (T3) Dying Ash - Section fell to ground level (height 8.0m) (T4) Dead elder - Section fell to ground level (height 2.5m) (T5) Partially dead Hawthorn - Section fell to ground level (height 2.5m) (T6) Oak - Remove lower bough over road - we previously applied to remove this bough - it has since been hit by multiple vehicles and damaged. (T7) Oak (Dead) - Remove small diameter secondary dead branches back to main trunk (height 4.0m, crown spread from 0.8m to 0.4m)
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22/AP/3392 Granted
Old Alleynians Sports Ground Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7HA
Construction of a timber framed pavillion to be used as a utility store and changing facility by Old Alleynian RFC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Southwark
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16 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 16 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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