Planning application
3 Dulwich Village London Southwark SE21 7BU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree in Conservation Area: T1 red oak in the front garden of 3 Dulwich Village. Fell due to compromised root plate and overall decline. Ganoderma resinaceum. Proposed replacement: two 10-12cm standard trees on the boundary. The species suggested is Cerdidiphyllum.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0187
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0187
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE21 7BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/AP/2577 Granted
3 Dulwich Village London Southwark SE21 7BU
Works to trees in a conservation area - T1 - XL Oak tree in front garden. Reduce lower lateral limbs back to main canopy. Focusing on branches growing towards the house. Remove epicormic growth & thin canopy by 20%.T2 XL Eucalyptus in rear garden. Limb previously snapped out 6 years ago. Tree is very dominating and the canopy is meeting the XL Ash tree to the north. Tree is causing excessive shading and dominating garden which is already heavily planted with trees. Section fell to ground level and grind stump.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Southwark
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 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
13 documents on file for this application
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Southwark granted permission on 2 March 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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