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Blackfriars Bridge South Garden Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 9UF

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/2426

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Works to tree with a TPO: T4 - London Plane: Pruning works required to facilitate the tower crane dismantling project. - Reduce crown height by approx. 3.5m - Reduce all lateral limbs overhanging the public footpath and highway by approx. 4m

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2426

Application record

Reference
26/AP/2426
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Postcode
SE1 9UF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/AP/2571 Awaiting decision

    Blackfriars Bridge South Garden Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 9UF

    Works to trees with a TPO: T1, T2, T3, and T4 (of TPO 43 per the map contained within the TPO) - crown thin by 10-20% (as agreed with the City of London Corporation who maintain the trees following a site visit earlier in 2025).

    Submitted 8 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Southwark took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southwark for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southwark's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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