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85 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HD

Granted Southwark 26/AP/1993 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

Amendment agreed via email: Wed 12/08/2026 09:42. Works to tree with a TCA: Tree ID 8245 A Silver Birch tree approximately 10m in height, situated central on the end boundary of the rear garden. The tree is in good form but has one low branch. Remove one low branch on the garden side, currently attached to the main stem at approximately 1.5 m. The branch should be pruned back to a suitable secondary union close to the main stem (leaving a target cut/branch collar intact). No further tree works approved. Tree ID 8246 An English Oak tree approximately 12m in height, situated in the rear garden. There was dead wood present throughout the crown and one branch a little low over the garden. To remove dead wood and one lowest branch growing towards the adjacent Bamboo. No other pruning required.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/1993

Application record

Reference
26/AP/1993
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Granted
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Decided
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Decision by
Delegated Panel - Trees
Postcode
SE24 9HD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southwark granted permission on 12 August 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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