Planning application
Flat 1 19 Lyndhurst Way London Southwark SE15 5AG
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 - Cherry Tree. 12 metres in height. 15 metres in width. Reduce all round by 3 metres, leaving the tree 9 metres in height, and 12 metres in width. Tree is overhanging into neighbours garden, needs to be reduced as too big for its space. Situated in the rear garden. T2 - Cherry Tree. 9 metres in height. 6 metres in width. Reduce by 2.5 metres all round leaving the tree 6.5 metres in height and 3.5 metres in width. Tree is very overgrown, touching the house and blocking windows /sunlight. (touching house). Situated in the rear garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1249
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/1249
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Rye Lane
- Parish
- Peckham And Nunhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel - Trees
- Postcode
- SE15 5AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Southwark
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
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25 Jul 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 18 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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