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Siobhan Davies Studios 85 St Georges Road London Southwark SE1 6ER

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3218 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Mimosa (T1) - Reduction of crown and lateral spead from 9m to 7m, pruning to previous points

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3218

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3218
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
St Georges
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Postcode
SE1 6ER

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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.

Who's behind it

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Amber Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London

Active · incorporated 2007 · London

208 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted

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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 35 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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