Planning application
1 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees with TPO 7010- Common ash -Remove Tree- Remove self set tree. 5152- Cherry species- Remove Tree- fell to ground level. 1485 -Common laburnum -Remove Tree -Fell to 1m above ground level. 1443- Japanese flowering cherry- Remove Tree -Fell to ground level. Tree replacement winter 2026/27 as part of TDE tree planting strategy.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3180
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3180
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Postcode
- SE19 1XF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/AP/3210 Granted
1 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
Proactive cyclical pruning. Tree ID Common Name Description Common lime 1448 Re-pollard Repollard to previous points. Also remove all basal sucker and epicormic growth. 1455 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm "Shorten deadwood to retain habitat where possible. Remove major deadwood over targets " 1419 Japanese flowering cherry Crown Reduction Prune back from building to clear by 1m. Also crown lift to 2. 5m over the footpath. All pruning back to suitable sublateral growth. " 1432 Paper birch Crown Lift Crown lift to 2.5 above road (southern canopy) and remove any vehicle damaged limbs. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth points. 1470 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1497 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1475 Cherry plum 'Pissardii' Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1482 Sycamore Clear Basal and epicormic growth 1482 Sycamore Deadwood Remove long moderate deadwood over footpath. 1483 Common lime Crown Lift Crown lift to 3m over the footpath. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth. 1487 Lime species Deadwood 148 Lime species Deadwood 5085 Common yew Lateral Reduction Laterally reduce branches to 2m away from property (house) of 8 kings wood drive.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Southwark
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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
Within 500 metres
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37 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
5 Day Notification. Tree works TPO No 58 Remove all significant dead, dying and diseased wood throughout the crown. Execute a target thinning of epicormic growth within the main crown. Remove approximately 80% of poorly formed, congested, or rubbing epicormic shoots, retaining the strongest, best attached, and most structurally sound shoots where necessary for future crown development.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
45 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
91% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov
Erection of a two-storey 3-bedroom self-built dwelling adjoining the existing property at 45 Giles Coppice.
Awaiting decision Full applications 85 docsDomestic -
10 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
5 Day Notification: Dead Oak tree approximately 6meters high, situated in the bottom left hand corner of the rear garden. The tree is subject to a TPO. Replace with 14 to16cm Hornbeam (columnar variety) such as Frans Fontaine or the smaller more oval Lucas.Section fell to ground level. Keep the stump in its natural place as part of the rear garden. Remove smaller branches and chip, stack logs in woodland at rear for nature habitat.Tree number: 46TPO number: 58
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Tree Located Between Giles Coppice And Dulwich Wood Road London Southwark SE19 1XF
T13. T1451 - Red Horse Chestnut - Monolith/Veteranise- Advance decay detection undertaken [picus & micro drill] showing extensive decay at approx 60cm above ground level. Specification: Veteranise tree to approx 6m above ground level. branches to that height to be retained.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
1 Giles Coppice London Southwark SE19 1XF
Proactive cyclical pruning. Tree ID Common Name Description Common lime 1448 Re-pollard Repollard to previous points. Also remove all basal sucker and epicormic growth. 1455 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm "Shorten deadwood to retain habitat where possible. Remove major deadwood over targets " 1419 Japanese flowering cherry Crown Reduction Prune back from building to clear by 1m. Also crown lift to 2. 5m over the footpath. All pruning back to suitable sublateral growth. " 1432 Paper birch Crown Lift Crown lift to 2.5 above road (southern canopy) and remove any vehicle damaged limbs. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth points. 1470 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1497 Pedunculate oak Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1475 Cherry plum 'Pissardii' Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 1482 Sycamore Clear Basal and epicormic growth 1482 Sycamore Deadwood Remove long moderate deadwood over footpath. 1483 Common lime Crown Lift Crown lift to 3m over the footpath. Prune back to suitable sublateral growth. 1487 Lime species Deadwood 148 Lime species Deadwood 5085 Common yew Lateral Reduction Laterally reduce branches to 2m away from property (house) of 8 kings wood drive.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Ingall Lodge 8 Dulwich Wood Park London Southwark SE19 1XQ
T1 - Mature Oak tree, to lightly thin overcrowded areas and gently shape the overhang into the garden with a maximum reduction where needed of 1m. Dead wood also to be removed.
Granted Trees 7 docs
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In Southwark
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26/AP/1574 Granted
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.
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26/AP/1537 Withdrawn
7 Herne Hill London Southwark SE24 9NF
Works to tree with a TP0: T1 - Sycamore- Reduce crown by 30%
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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.
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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
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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