Planning application
101 Bellenden Road London Southwark SE15 4QY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree with a TCA: T1 - XL Weeping Willow tree in neighbours garden. Reduce canopy to boundary line as done previously
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0285
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0285
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rye Lane
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE15 4QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Cut Above Tree Management Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London
Active · incorporated 2007 · London
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 17 February 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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