Flat 2 Alys Court 35 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

1. 17 Feb 2026

   Received by Southwark

2. 18 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Alys Court 35 Blenheim Grove London Southwark

  22/AP/0864 Submitted 4 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  TG1 Laurel - reduce to leave approx 6ft finished height to restructure hedge as overgrown and out of shape.T1 and T2 Silver Birch - reduce height by 2.5m and reduce lateral branches by up to 1.5m to shape. Reason: to limit shading, suppression, root expansion and maintain at suitable height.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Alys Court 35 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

  26/AP/0434 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  2x Birch trees located at the front of the building - crown reduction up to 1m back to previous with a focus on branches overhanging street and extended regrowth. Row/hedge of 7x Laurel trees in back garden - Reduce to half current height (approx 4m)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 37 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

  25/AP/3229 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~31 Dec

  Two Apple trees (T1 and T2) - Crown reduction by 30%, reshape as required and remove epicormic growth

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 37 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

  22/AP/0058 Submitted 11 Jan 2022 50 yards away

  G1- X-large apple trees. Crown reduce by 30% and crown thin by 30%, reshape as required. T1 - Large Lime tree, remove lateral limb over neighbours' garden to rear. T2 - 1 Large Leaning Beech tree. Remove lowest lateral limb over gardens, remove dead Ivy and remove lateral limb over neighbours' garden to rear, also thin canopy over this garden by removing any lateral branches. T3 - 1 Large Leaning Beech tree nearest clients' house. Remove dead ivy and remove 2 lower lateral branches over carpark area.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 39 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

  25/AP/3230 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~31 Dec

  T1 - Large Lime tree at rear garden. Remove lower lateral limb back to the trunk to open up the rear of the garden. T2 - Cordyline on right hand side of garden, pollard to 5m as tree has got very big and dominating this side. T3 - Neighbours Pittosporum, remove stem over garden back to trunk and reduce canopy back to fence line.

  Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 39 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS

  22/AP/0057 Submitted 11 Jan 2022 50 yards away

  T1 - Large Lime tree on left hand side, remove branch over neighbours' garden and also limb to remove to trunk growing over neighbours' garden to rear. This will give more light to neighbours garden.T2 - XL Lime tree in middle of rear garden fence line. Lift canopy over neighbours' garden to rear by removing 2 lower lateral branches to the trunk and lifting the remaining branches to 4m. Retain some screening, so not a full lift. Remove 2 lateral branches at the front of the tree back to trunk to get more light but retain smaller branches for screening. T3 - Cordyline towards middle of garden. Remove as garden is already heavily planted up. Section fell to ground level and remove stump. T4 - Front garden. Remove cordyline closest to house to ground level and poison stump.

  Granted Trees 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/AP/2574 Awaiting decision

  23 Alberta Street London Southwark SE17 3SF

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a rear dormer and the installation of 1x rooflight to the front roofslope.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2509 Awaiting decision

  Newington Gardens Harper Road London Southwark SE1

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for improvement works to the playground at Newington Gardens to include the removal of current playground equipment and installation of new accessible equipment.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1673 Granted

  Flat 67 Benbow House 24 New Globe Walk London Southwark SE1 9DS

  Certificate of Lawful Development to replace existing external doors with new thermally improved doors

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/1909 Granted

  6 Ethnard Road London Southwark SE15 1RU

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for a loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/AP/2486 Awaiting decision

  84 Croxted Road London Southwark SE21 8NP

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the formation of a moveable structure (as defined under the Caravan Site Act) that can be separated into 2 sections and removed from the rear garden by crane. Refer to the following drawings: 318 SP 00 (PD) 318 SP 01 (PD) 318 SP 101 (PD) 318 GS 01 (PD) 318 GS 02 (PD)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development