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1 Merrick Square London Southwark SE1 4JB

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/2540

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Works to tree with a TPO: (T4) Lime: Crown lift to 4m - routine maintenance. Height 13.0m. Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T5) Pittosporum Crown reduction by approx 2m (50%) - routine maintenance Height from 4.0m to 2.0m Crown spread from 3.0m to 1.5m (T8) Lime Crown lift to 4m Height 11.0m Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T13) Cherry Crown thin by 20%, general prune to remove crossing branches and remove deadwood Height 5.0m Crown spread 5.0m (T14) Laburnum Section fell to ground level (severe cavity at base) Height 6.0m Crown spread 3.0m

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2540

Application record

Reference
26/AP/2540
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Postcode
SE1 4JB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 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.

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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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.

About this record

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