Planning application
32 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to a tree in a conservation area: (T1) Holly Section fell to ground level and poison using eco plugs - The tree is damaging the nearby listed wall and the roots are lifting multiple paving bricks, causing very treacherous, uneven ground for the elderly resident to have to navigate. Height 5.5m Crown spread 3.0m
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3639
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3639
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Georges
- Parish
- Borough, Bankside And Walworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE11 4SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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12 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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