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6 Crescent Wood Road London Southwark SE26 6RU

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/2956

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Tree ID 8431 A Yew tree approximately 10m in height, situated close to the house in the rear garden. There is growth encroaching on the building and is a little out of shape. Trim growth against building, reducing back by up to 0.75m and trimming elsewhere to improve shape by reducing by a maximum of 1m Tree ID 8432 A Cherry tree approximately 9m in height, situated midway down the front garden in the lawn. The tree requires re-shaping. Small reduction in overall height by up to 1m, trimming elsewhere to retain a natural shape. Tree ID 8433 A Bay tree approximately 12m in height, situated in the front garden on the boundary with Crescent Wood Road. The height to be reduced by up to 2m and remaining growth trimmed to produce a natural form. Low growth to be raised to an even 2m above ground level Tree ID 8436 A Pedunculate Oak tree approximately 12m in height, situated in the front garden on the boundary with No 18 Crescent Wood Road. There is growth encroaching towards No 18. Growth towards building to be pruned to give a minimum of 1.5m clearance including the roof and chimney

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2956

Application record

Reference
26/AP/2956
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Postcode
SE26 6RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 December 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.

About this record

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