12 Tollgate Drive London Southwark SE21 7LS

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by Southwark

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 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.

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 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 16 Tollgate Drive London Southwark SE21 7LS

  21/AP/3504 Submitted 6 Oct 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Beech - poor form, remove to replace with proposed clipped beech hedge T2 Beech - poor form, remove to replace with proposed clipped beech hedge T3 Prunus - obscuring light to rear garden, drying up planting beds, replace with large shrubs and climbing plants Replant - mature beech hedge units, 2 no. multi-stemmed Cornus kousa.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 7 Tollgate Drive London Southwark SE21 7LS

  26/AP/1814 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Rear ground floor extension, garage conversion and partial courtyard infill with associated internal alterations, rooflights, a pergola above the front door and the over the rear terrace. The conversion of the loft to create additional storage and the installation of a rooflight to the main roof.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 23 docs
  Small domestic

• Tollgate Drive London Southwark

  21/AP/3313 Submitted 8 Sep 2021 100 yards away

  T1, T2 & T3 - Ash and Birch trees - Remove small diameter branches and cut back crowns to suitable growth points in order to allow 1.5 - 2m clearance from around columns and lamps.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Tollgate Cottage 75 College Road London Southwark SE21 7HH

  22/AP/3973 Submitted 21 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  5 DAY NOTIFICATION:T1. Sycamore. Deadwood removal.T2.Spruce tree. Fell as tree is deadT3. Elder tree. Fell as tree is dead

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 3 Tollgate Drive London Southwark SE21 7LS

  23/AP/2547 Submitted 8 Sep 2023 100 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Installation of an air source heat pump.

  Granted Lawful development 11 docs

• Dulwich College Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7LD

  23/AP/2185 Submitted 4 Aug 2023 150 yards away

  s.73 Minor material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 23/AP/0066, itself a minor material amendment of planning permission ref. no. 20/AP/2795: Extension and replacement of Junior and Lower School buildings, landscaping, tree works and new boundary treatment. The amendments include the following: Condition 7 - Update of the Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection plan to include the removal of the following trees: T14 - Pyracantha C2 - to be removed to allow for access to meter enclosure T15 - Pyracantha C2 - to be removed to allow for access to meter enclosure T16 - Ash C1 - to be removed to allow for access to meter enclosure Condition 13 - Addition of 3 x 30-35cm trees to landscaping plan.

  Granted Amendments Extension Trees 9 docs

• 26/AP/2635 Awaiting decision

  Flat 3 3 Crescent Wood Road London Southwark SE26 6RT

  T7473 - Common Holly -Young twin-stemmed holly, (likely self set) with very sparse canopy and poor vitality, symptomatic with the suppression from the adjacent mature trees. Proposed fell to 50cm above ground level and treat with systemic herbicide (ECO-PLUG). Replacement tree in line with TDE's tree replacement policy.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2602 Awaiting decision

  24A Talfourd Road London Southwark SE15 5NY

  Works to tree with a TPO: T1 - Common ash - fell. 18m in height. Fell tree to ground level. A mature common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) standing in the rear garden, closely surrounded by residential property on several sides.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2584 Awaiting decision

  Naismith House 175 Tower Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 2AH

  To carry out works to trees with a TPO within the grounds of St Johns Churchyard, Southwark, London, SE1 2AH.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/AP/2033 Granted

  South London Scout Centre Grange Lane London Southwark SE21 7LH

  Works to trees in a Conservation Area. Agreed amendment email dated Fri 31/07/2026 11:57 T1 Lombardy Poplar. Fell to Ground Level. T2 Lombardy Poplar. Large Trunk wound. Fell to Ground Level. T3 Lombardy Poplar. Fire Damaged. Fell to Ground Level. Review fire protocols. i.e.; no fires within 5m of any tree and 2m away from any canopy. T4 Hybrid Poplar. Reduce to 1m Above Ground Level (AGL). T5 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T6 Lombardy Poplar. 50% reduction back to live wood, leaving a 10m high tree. T7 Carolina Poplar. Fell to Ground Level T8 Carolina Poplar Further testing required. PICUS. Wound occlusion and physiology appear GOOD. T9 Carolina Poplar. Good rib formation. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith for biodiversity. T10 Crack Willow. Reduce to previous reduction points, retaining knuckles. T11 Carolina Poplar. Remove specified branch. Move Mobile Home to designated parking area or install no-dig 3D geocellular ground protection within RPA. Remove rope from stem or install cambium saver. T12 European Ash. scar indicates failure of a bifurcated stemmed tree. Reduce to 4m AGL and retain as monolith. T13. Wild Cherry. Fell to Ground Level. Dead Tree T14 Lombardy Poplar. Crown Dieback. Reduce to 6m AGL. Crown Dieback T15 Lombardy Poplar. Dead Tree, Fell to Ground Level.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees