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671 - 679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

Awaiting decision Southwark 25/AP/3250 Works to a Tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 & T2 London Plane: Lateral crown reduction by up to 2 metres back to suitable growth points, retaining height. Prune back from the building to provide a 2-3 metre clearance. Ensure compliance with highway clearance regulations (minimum 3m over footpath and 5m over carriageway). Maintain a balanced and natural crown form throughout.

As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3250

Application record

Reference
25/AP/3250
Type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Old Kent Road
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe
Postcode
SE15 1JS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 12 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/1739 Awaiting decision

    671 - 679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Variation of s106 agreement of planning permission ref no 20/AP/2701 dated27/01/2022 Clause 1.1 and Schedule 7 for Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Submitted 16 Jun 2026
  • 25/AP/3525 Awaiting decision

    671 - 679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Details of Condition 4a (Verification Report) as required by planning permission 20/AP/2701 dated 27/01/2022 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Submitted 3 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2693 Decided

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of planning obligation for the Car Club Obligation (Schedule 4, Part 3, Clause 3.1) pursuant to Planning permission 20/AP/2701 for 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plusbasement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.'.

    Decided 19 Aug 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2324 Granted

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Details of condition 38 (Post-excavation works) required by planning permission 20/AP/2701 Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Decided 18 Aug 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2092 Decided

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of Schedule 6, Clause 1.1 'Delivery and Service Monitoring Plan' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided 22 Aug 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2088 Decided

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of Schedule 2, Clause 4.1 'Student Accommodation Management Plan' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided 8 Jul 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2093 Awaiting decision

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of Schedule 4 Part 2 Clause 1.1 (Highway Works Specification) of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701: Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Submitted 14 Jun 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2091 Decided

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of Schedule 7, Clause 3.2 'Energy Strategy' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided 20 Sep 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/2077 Decided

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Discharge of Schedule 8, Clause 1 'Demolition and Environmental Management Plan and Construction Environmental Management Plan' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided 16 Sep 2022 Conditions
  • 22/AP/1628 Granted

    671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    Details of Condition 31 -Piling Method Statement as required by planning permission 20/AP/2701 dated 27/01/2022 for demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Decided 5 Jul 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Southwark

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 January 2026, 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.

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Documents

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

5 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

Within 500 metres

  • 671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    22/AP/1628 Submitted 9 May 2022 21m away

    Details of Condition 31 -Piling Method Statement as required by planning permission 20/AP/2701 dated 27/01/2022 for demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docs

  • 671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    22/AP/2324 Submitted 29 Jun 2022 21m away

    Details of condition 38 (Post-excavation works) required by planning permission 20/AP/2701 Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs

  • 28 Ruby Street London Southwark SE15 1LL

    26/AP/1474 Submitted 22 May 2026 21m away

    Display of 1x freestanding totem sign, 1x illuminated projecting sign and 1x illuminated flex-face facade sign.

    Granted Advertising 26 docs

  • 671 - 679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    26/AP/1739 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 22m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

    Variation of s106 agreement of planning permission ref no 20/AP/2701 dated27/01/2022 Clause 1.1 and Schedule 7 for Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure.

    Awaiting decision Demolition

  • 671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    22/AP/2088 Submitted 14 Jun 2022 37m away

    Discharge of Schedule 2, Clause 4.1 'Student Accommodation Management Plan' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided Conditions Demolition 4 docs

  • 671-679 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE15 1JS

    22/AP/2091 Submitted 14 Jun 2022 37m away

    Discharge of Schedule 7, Clause 3.2 'Energy Strategy' of the s106 agreement relating to planning permission ref. 20/AP/2701 'Demolition of all existing structures and erection of a part 10, part 12 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 257sqm flexible Class E floorspace (Commercial, business and service), and 267 purpose-built student accommodation rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure'.

    Decided Conditions Demolition 5 docs

In Southwark

  • 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.

    29 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/1537 Withdrawn

    7 Herne Hill London Southwark SE24 9NF

    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