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Church Of St Thomas More 380 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8ND

Granted Southwark 26/AP/0569 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

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: Laylandii Cypress tree between ten and twenty years old, approximately 10m tall, and 4 metres in diameter, as shown on drawing caa93_10_01_p3_exisiting site plan. The tree has grown up on a fire tender route accessing the John Paul Community Hall, and, therefore, needs to be removed. It also fouls a proposed accessible route connecting the hall to the church which will allow the elderly, the infirm and the disabled to access the hall?s facilities. As part of the accessibility project, we propose to reinstate two new tree?s in place of this fast-growing, evergreen conifer.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0569

Application record

Reference
26/AP/0569
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE22 8ND

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/AP/1325 Withdrawn

    Church Of St Thomas More 380 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8ND

    Amended Description: Replacements in line with Dulwich Estate Licence. Tree ID T1 Clear stem to 2.4m above ground level. Laterally reduce to 1m away from garage. Tree ID T3 Reduce back to previous pollard points as pollarding is now lapsed. Tree ID T4 Fell and treat with systemic herbicide (Eco-Plug). Tree ID T5 Pollard to previous pollard points to reduce pressure on decay point. Tree ID T10 Re-pollard at 4m due to decay and reduce adjacent tree T2 possibly T8 by 2m to compensate for loss of companion shelter. Tree ID G2 Re-pollard stem. Tree ID G4 Remove Bay Laurel. Tree ID T11 Fell to ground level and remove stump replant with same species in planting season following removal. Tree ID G5 Reduce Elder stem closest to the wall back to ground level. Tree ID T13 Create pollard structure. Reduce by 8m back to closest growth points. Tree ID T14 Remove deadwood over 50mm in diameter. Tree ID T15 Deadwood removal. Tree ID T12 Re-pollard. Tree ID G3 Remove. Tree ID G1 Remove 2 x dead stems. Tree ID T9 Re-pollard. Tree ID T7 Re-pollard.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 26/AP/0565 Awaiting decision

    Church Of St Thomas More 380 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8ND

    Landscaping works to provide accessible access from the church carpark to the John Paul Community Hall and Parish Office.

    Submitted 25 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in London

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 1 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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    26/AP/0565 Submitted 25 Feb 2026 6m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~22 Apr

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  • Church Of St Thomas More 380 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8ND

    26/AP/1325 Submitted 7 May 2026 50m away

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    Withdrawn Trees 7 docs

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