Planning application
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree No.337 and 338 (2x Fraxinus Excelsior) - Fell to ground level. Conditional replacement 1 x 14-16cm Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). The trees occupy the same canopy footprint.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0452
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0452
- Type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Goose Green
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE22 8SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 31 applications since 2021: 22 approved, 0 refused.
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26/AP/2625 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.
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26/AP/1172 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 5 'Arboricultural Method Statement' required by planning permission ref no.25/AP/1690 'Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.
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26/AP/1173 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of Condition 3a (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
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26/AP/1198 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field.)
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26/AP/1171 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Details of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690 dated 02/12/2025 (Replacement netball and tennis courts including associated retaining wall and fencing, extended pathway and landscaping on the school's Top Field'.)
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26/AP/0946 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a kitchen until 31 October 2028
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26/AP/0911 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement floodlights to the existing multi-use games area at Alleyns School and alteration to hours of use of the floodlighting
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26/AP/0529 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Installation of a substation
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26/AP/0527 Granted
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Replacement side extension to New Gym with associated landscaping
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26/AP/0528 Awaiting decision
Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU
Temporary erection of a dining marquee until 31 October 2028
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Southwark
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/TPO Consent - 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 2 April 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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Tree No.311 (1x Fraxinus Excelsior) and Tree No.312-315 (4x Quercus Robur) - Lift canopy to 2.5m over the long jump track.
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T338 (1x Fraxinus excelsior) - Fell to ground level. Conditional replacement 14-16cm Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Withdrawn Trees 6 docs -
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Tree No.160 (Aesculus Sp.) - Prune from adjacent wire to clear lap heads by 1.5m
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Amended Description species replacement. Works to tree with a TPO: Prunus sp. Tree No 165 on accompanying map - Fell and stump ground out. Daldinia concentrica fungus at base. Compacted Area should be airspaded and re-seeded with vehicles prohibited. Replace with 14-16cm Prunus avium Plena as conditioned.
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