Planning application
60 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2x Lime trees in the rear garden. Crown reduce to previous reduction points by up to 3m, retaining knuckles.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0726
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0726
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Champion Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE5 8LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Southwark
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
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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60 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
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Works to trees in a conservation area: Trees 1 & 2: Acer pseudoplatanus small self-seeded. Fell and grind out the stumps before they become mature and create excessive shade in the garden. Tree 3: Prunus sp. Self-seeded hard against the fence. Fell and remove the stump so the fence can be replaced and a new border created. Tree 4: Taxus baccata. Previoulsy coppiced. The tree is within the footprint of a proposed house extension, so needs to be removed. Please refer to planning applicaton 25/AP/2822. Tree 5: Taxus baccata. This yew tree has one overly long branch which extends beyond the general profile of the tree. The proposal is to reduce the length of this branch to create a more regular shape. Tree 6: Taxus baccata. The proposal is to prune this tree by up to 30% to train the tree into a more regular shape. Plant four trees including Acer tataricum, Cercis siliquastrum, Crateagus x persimilis, Cornus mas, minimum 2.5m height.
Granted Trees 12 docsSmall domestic -
59 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Details of condition 4 required by planning permission ref no. 25/AP/2822 'Demolition of existing rear conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension, replacement of windows, alteration to front boundary wall and two rooflights to the east elevation and one on '
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59 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Details of Condition 3 'material samples' required by planning permission ref no. 25/AP/2822 'Demolition of existing rear conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension, replacement of windows, alteration to front boundary wall and two rooflights to the east elevation and one on the rear'.
Granted Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +2 6 docsSmall domestic -
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100% historically approved · decision due ~12 Dec
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