Planning application
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Crown lifting to 4m AGL all round of an Oak tree (approximately 16m in height) situated within the sports field
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2029
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/2029
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Decision
- Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- Postcode
- SE21 7AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/AP/3167 Awaiting decision
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Works to trees with a TPO: Common Ash Tree. Approximately 15 metres in height. Reduce by 6 metres, leaving the tree 9 metres above ground level. (just below cavity and Inonotus bracket, branches and limbs to by 2 metres away from stem, back to closest growth points) Large units bracket at approximately 9.5 metres above ground level on north western aspect. 6 metres of growth above. Cavity at approximately 1.5 metres above ground level on the northern aspect. Multiple cavities throughout the crown, including just below the inonotus fungal bracket. Parakeet boreholes are also present in the upper canopy above the inonotus bracket. Tree is situated on the playing field.
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23/AP/2267 Granted
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
T1: Oak tree that overhangs the school roof and entrance way. Cut back laterally by 2 meters to clear the entrance and stop falling debris. The tree is about 10 meters wide.
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22/AP/1471 Granted
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Fell 1 x dead Sycamore overhanging school car park replace Plant 1 x Oak within the earth bed during the next planting season
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20/AP/2062 Granted
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Details of Condition 3 - detailed drawings of a hard and soft landscaping scheme showing the treatment of all parts of the site not covered by buildings required by planning permission dated 02/08/2019 [LBS Ref 19/AP/1556] for 'Creation of a new vehicular access and revised car parking layout'.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Southwark
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Westerham
Active · incorporated 2011 · Westerham
99 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 99% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE - TCA - GRANT
- OFFICER ASSESSMENT
- VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- TREE SURVEY
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southwark granted permission on 21 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 this record
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Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Details of Condition 3 - detailed drawings of a hard and soft landscaping scheme showing the treatment of all parts of the site not covered by buildings required by planning permission dated 02/08/2019 [LBS Ref 19/AP/1556] for 'Creation of a new vehicular access and revised car parking layout'.
Granted Conditions 23 docs -
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
T1: Oak tree that overhangs the school roof and entrance way. Cut back laterally by 2 meters to clear the entrance and stop falling debris. The tree is about 10 meters wide.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Fell 1 x dead Sycamore overhanging school car park replace Plant 1 x Oak within the earth bed during the next planting season
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Dulwich College Preparatory School Nursery 8 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
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Works to trees with a TPO: Common Ash Tree. Approximately 15 metres in height. Reduce by 6 metres, leaving the tree 9 metres above ground level. (just below cavity and Inonotus bracket, branches and limbs to by 2 metres away from stem, back to closest growth points) Large units bracket at approximately 9.5 metres above ground level on north western aspect. 6 metres of growth above. Cavity at approximately 1.5 metres above ground level on the northern aspect. Multiple cavities throughout the crown, including just below the inonotus fungal bracket. Parakeet boreholes are also present in the upper canopy above the inonotus bracket. Tree is situated on the playing field.
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