Planning application
3 Browning Street London Southwark SE17 1LN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 day notification: Fell the tree to ground level using controlled sectional dismantling. Use a MEWP as included in the quotation.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3382
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3382
- Type
- Tree works 5 day notification
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- North Walworth
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE17 1LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Southwark
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 20 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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