Planning application
Dulwich College Sports Club Pond Cottages College Road London Southwark SE21 7LE
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: T1- T7. Poplar Trees. All 12 metres in height and 8 metres in width. Cut back by 1 metre, leaving the tree 7 metres in width, tree has become overgrown, causing a lot of fallen debris to fall in the neighbour swimming pool on Hambledon Place. Thin trees by 15% to allow more light into the garden and just enough to still be useful for screening. Situated on the boundary of Dulwich College sports ground.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1019
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1019
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Parish
- Dulwich
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE21 7LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Southwark
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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10 Aug 2026
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Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Westerham
Active · incorporated 2011 · Westerham
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Southwark granted permission on 20 May 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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