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Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3024 Tree works 5 day notification

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Five Day Notification for tree works: works require the removal of several branches that obstruct CCTV at Alleyn's School. 2 x Zelkova serrata - removal of branches over two cameras - 5cm diameter or less. Liquidambar styraciflua - removal of branch obstructing camera to security gate. 7-8cm diameter. Quercus ilex - removal of branch obstructing camera to gate. 7cm diameter. The obstructions look onto Hillsborough Road gates into our lower school and surrounding perimeter. Along with one holm oak that looks out to a pedestrian gate on Townley Road.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3024

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3024
Type
Tree works 5 day notification
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Goose Green
Parish
Dulwich
Postcode
SE22 8SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 31 applications since 2021: 22 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026
  • 26/AP/1172 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Details of Condition 5 'Arboricultural Method Statement' required by planning permission ref no.25/AP/1690 'Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/1173 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Details of Condition 3a (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)

    Decided 27 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/1198 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Details of the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)

    Decided 27 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/1171 Awaiting decision

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Details of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 dated 02/12/2025 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.)

    Submitted 23 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/AP/0946 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Temporary erection of a kitchen until 31 October 2028

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/AP/0911 Awaiting decision

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Replacement floodlights to the existing multi-use games area at Alleyns School and alteration to hours of use of the floodlighting

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 26/AP/0529 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Installation of a substation

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/AP/0527 Granted

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Replacement side extension to New Gym with associated landscaping

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/AP/0528 Awaiting decision

    Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    Temporary erection of a dining marquee until 31 October 2028

    Submitted 23 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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

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.

Nearby applications

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  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    22/AP/1967 Submitted 1 Jun 2022 9m away

    Partial discharge of condition 3 parts A-C (Site Contamination), as required by planning permission 22/AP/0184 dated 19/05/2022 for -Construction of a single storey Wellbeing Centre.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    22/AP/2064 Submitted 13 Jun 2022 9m away

    Details of Condition 4 (Construction Environment Management Plan), as required by planning permission 22/AP/0184 dated 19/05/2022 for -Construction of a single storey Wellbeing Centre.

    Granted Conditions 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    22/AP/4073 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 9m away

    Non material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 22/AP/0184: Construction of a single storey Wellbeing Centre. NMA sought: To update louvre location to suite M and E construction proposals, to amend the brick finish to a Brick Slip Finish, to amend the Sarafil single ply standing seam effect roof to a Fibreglass standing seam effect roof.

    Decided Conditions 9 docs
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  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    25/AP/3729 Submitted 18 Dec 2025 16m away

    Certificate of lawful development (proposed) for the installation of two storage containers in the Upper Quad with associated decking and fencing and relocation of All Pod container to the east of Block E

    Granted Lawful development 15 docs

  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    22/AP/3006 Submitted 30 Aug 2022 33m away

    T18 Oak.20m in height.remove dead wood. T19 Sycamore.12m in height. Reduce by 3m to suitable growth pointsT20 Syamore.10m in height. Laterally reduce by 2m to suitable growth points. T21 Ash.14m in height. Laterally reduce by 1.5m to suitable growth points..T22 Sycamore. 10m in height. Laterally reduce by 1.5m to suitable growth points. T23 Sycamore.18m in height. Reduce by 4m to suitable growth points and lift over fence height. T24 Oak. 18m in height. Lateral reduce by 2m over neighbour and dead wood.T25 Sycamore. 18m in height. Reduce height by 3m & laterally by 2m.T26 Oak. 16m in height. Reduce height by 3m & laterally by 2m.T27 Oak. 18m in height. Reduce height by 3m & laterally by 2m.G1 Plum/ Apple. 6-10m .Laterally reduce by 1.5-2m over boundary. G2 Sycamore. 10-12m. Reduce by 3m to suitable growth points. T28 Sycamore 18m in height. Reduce by 4m to suitable growth points. T29 Horse chestnut. 18m in height. Reduce by 4m to suitable growth points.. T30 Sycamore. 16m in height. Reduce by 3m to suitable growth pointsT31 Cherry. 4m in height. Fell to ground. Tree is dying.T30 Sycamore 10m in height. Fell to ground. Tree is in poor state, no leaf, bark drop and dead wood..T33 Sycamore. 14m in height. Reduce by 3m to stuiable growth points. T34 Sycamore. 18m in height. reduce by 3m to suitable growth points. T35 Oak. 20m in height. Lateral reduction of 4m from neighbours boundary. G3 Sycamore. 15m in height. Laterally reduce by 2m. T36 Sycamore. 10m in height. Remove decaying limb & laterally reduce by 2 meters. T37 Oak. 14m in height. Lateral reduction of 3m & remove caught up fallen limb. T38 Sycamore. 18m in height. Reduction of 4m to suitable growth points. T39 Sycamore.18M. Reduce height by 5m & laterally by 2m. T40 Sycamore 18m.Reduce height by 5m & laterally by 2m. G4 Sycamore.18m.Lateral reduction of 2-3m.T41 Oak.22m. Thing by 20%.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

    21/AP/1065 Submitted 29 Mar 2021 33m away

    Installation of 6x floodlights at multi-use games area (MUGA).

    Granted Full applications 12 docs

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    Land Adjacent Lovers Walk And Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7BE

    TPO 451: Silver Birch (2609), Common Ash (2608), Norway Maple (2603), Common Lime (2594) and Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn (2584) - Fell to ground level. Trees replaced in keeping with the Estate's Tree Replacement Policy.

    29 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/1537 Withdrawn

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    Works to tree with a TP0: T1 - Sycamore- Reduce crown by 30%

    28 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/1481 Granted

    Grove Tavern 520 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8LF

    T7885 (Ash): veteranisation. reduce to approx 8m above ground level. Retaining lateral growth up to 3m away from stem.

    22 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/1527 Granted

    12 Hambledon Place London Southwark SE21 7EY

    (T4) Pittosporum (no. 12) Cut overhanging branches to boundary line, crown reduce tree by 1m and crown thin by 20% - Routine maintenance. Height from 4.5m to 3.5m Crown spread from 3.0m to 2.0m

    27 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/1526 Granted

    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