Planning application
Sherwood Court Highwood Close London Southwark
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree works 5 day notification: T1 - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut): Emergency felling to ground level. Replace with 14-16cm Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree) Nov 26-March 2027
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/0807
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/0807
- Type
- Tree works 5 day notification
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Southwark
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 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
4 documents on file for this application
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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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