Planning application
518 Old Kent Road London Southwark SE1 5BA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree with a TPO: G1 (Group of 2 Carpinus betulus). Installation of a high voltage cable between the point of connection to the proposed substation. This cable route will be within the permissable area (as pe NJUG Vol 4) of the G1 trees. These trees were identified via LANDSCAPE PLAN 25/AP/1598 drawing 22307 SFW XX XX DR L 1001
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0206
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0206
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Old Kent Road
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE1 5BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Southwark
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26 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Manchester
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6 documents on file for this application
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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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