Planning application
39 Stradella Road London Southwark SE24 9HN
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: T4792 - Common Ash [F excelsior] - Historically pollarded due to direct damage to front wall. Request to fell tree and remove stump, to enable re-build of wall. Replace with 2 x 'Standard' pleached Caucasian Limes (Tilia x euchlora) as part of the next winter planting period after the works have been completed.
As published by the council, reference 25/AP/3647
Application record
- Reference
- 25/AP/3647
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE24 9HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Southwark
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 16 January 2026, 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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