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15 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3008 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Tree ID 6383 Copper Beech tree approx. 23m high - reduce longer growths by up to 1.5m and trimming lower growth by up to 1m, and crown to be lifted on the Northern side by up to 1.5m Tree ID 6384 Leyland conifers x2 approx.18m high - remove lowest branch on right and left hand side both back to main stem Tree ID 6385 Holly tree approx. 12m high - reduce height by 2m All trees situated in rear garden

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3008

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3008
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Postcode
SE21 7AN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/AP/2954 Granted

    15 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

    Construction of a single storey side extension.

    Decided 7 Dec 2023 Householder

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.

Documents

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

4 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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Within 500 metres

  • 15 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

    23/AP/2954 Submitted 23 Oct 2023 0m away

    Construction of a single storey side extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 17 docs
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  • 18 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

    26/AP/2022 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 20m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

    Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the trees at a suitable size for their location, encourage well balanced crowns for future years and an even distribution of growth throughout the crown Rear Garden T1 Acacia: Remove 2 lowest limbs back to stem Liftto 3m and deadwood T2 Silver Birch: Remove lower branches back to stem Lift to 3m and any crossing branches T3 Eucalpytus: Reduce top by up to 2 metres T4 Pyracantha: Cut back longer laterals by 1.5 metres to form a more compact crown Poplar: remove 1 limb back to stem on the Poplar T5 & T6 Conifers: Cut back Conifer by 1.5 metres T7 Conifer: Fell Conifer Laurel: cut back Laurel to the fence line T8 Birch: Remove lower limbs Lift to 3m back to stem to make tree more upright T9 Purple Leaf Plum: Crown reduction by up to 2 metres of branch length T10 Birch: Remove lower limbs Liftto 3m back to stem to make tree more upright

    Awaiting decision Trees
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    26/AP/1939 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 20m away

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  • 12 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN

    25/AP/3659 Submitted 15 Dec 2025 44m away

    T1 - Leyland Cypress tree approximately 16m in height, situated on the front driveway on the right-hand side. The tree is growing rapidly, the main stem pushing against the driveway raised wall resulting in movement and upper growth into the nearby Beech tree. To remove, down to ground level.

    Granted Trees 9 docs
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    26/AP/0247 Submitted 28 Jan 2026 44m away

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    25/AP/3174 Submitted 31 Oct 2025 63m away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

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    27 May 2026 Trees
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    11 Hambledon Place London Southwark SE21 7EY

    Works to tree with a TCA: (T5) Box Elder (no. 11) Remove deadwood, crown reduce by 1m and crown thin by 10% - routine maintenance. Height from 3.5m to 2.5m. Crown spread from 2.5m to 1.5m

    27 May 2026 Trees