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Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

Awaiting decision Southwark 26/AP/2990

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Lime tree - Remove dead pollarded lime tree and grind stump. Plant replacement tbc. T2 Lime tree - Repollard to 2m. T3 Yew tree - Reduce the canopy by 20% and remove lower lateral branches overhanging the pavement to provide 5m clearance.

As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2990

Application record

Reference
26/AP/2990
Status
Under consideration/assessment
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Postcode
SE5 8LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southwark register

This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/AP/2954 Granted

    Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    Rebuilding the perimeter wall to match existing.

    Decided 12 Oct 2022 Householder
  • 22/AP/1462 Granted

    Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    REVISED SPECIFICATION: T1 - Large Oak tree, the canopy is very lopsided due to the historic proximity of adjacent trees, for the longer-term health of the tree and stability it would be good practice to reduce the crown to form a more compact specimen, crown reduce by 20% and weight reduce elongated limb by 3m. T2 - Lime tree opposite seating area and patio, tree is causing significant shading near patio, one of 4 lime trees, this tree is the only one to have not been maintained in line with the other 3. Pollard to height of G1. G1 - 3 Lime trees on boundary, routine maintenance, pollard to previous points. T3 - Remove camellia to ground level and grub out stump. T4 - Strawberry tree nearest drive and under Holly tree canopy. Remove to ground level and grub out stump which will give more space to appreciate the Holly and Cypress. T5 - Strawberry tree on RHS of garden, routine maintenance, crown reduce top of the canopy by 2m and reshape as required.

    Decided 10 Jun 2022 Trees
  • 22/AP/0003 Decided

    Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    Fell 3 Trees and shrubs: T1 Oak, T2 Yew & T5 CypressPieris and Camellia shrubs

    Decided 11 Feb 2022 Trees
  • 21/AP/4693 Decided

    Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    Tree works T01-T05 - remove small trees and shrubs

    Decided 31 Jan 2022 Trees
  • 20/AP/1447 Granted

    Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    Excavation to form an extended basement the majority being to the footprint of the house with light wells, together with the removal of a chimney, installtion of 4 rooflights and a pitched roof at roof level

    Decided 16 Jul 2020 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2026

    Received by Southwark

  2. 13 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Southwark's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 3 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    26/AP/1185 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Tree works 5 day notication: Remove a dead tree in the front garden of 3 Grove Park, SE5 8LT

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 4 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    22/AP/3650 Submitted 20 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Front of property T1 - Ailanthus - reduce reshape back to previous points - 2 -3 m from branch ends T2 - Robinia - reduce reshape by 2 m from branch ends

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 5 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    25/AP/2809 Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

    T1 Robinia: Reduce height by approx 2.5m from branch tips and lateral growth by 2m from branch tips to previous pruning points. Remove deadwood, Retain furnishing growth. T2 Ailanthus: Reduce by approx 3m in height from branch tips and lateral growth by 2m from branch tips to previous pruning points. Retain furnishing growth. T3 Magnolia: Reduce height by approx 1.5m and reduce laterals by 1m -1.5m to reshape and contain.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

  • Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    22/AP/0003 Submitted 4 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Fell 3 Trees and shrubs: T1 Oak, T2 Yew & T5 CypressPieris and Camellia shrubs

    Decided Trees 7 docs

  • Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    22/AP/2954 Submitted 22 Aug 2022 50 yards away

    Rebuilding the perimeter wall to match existing.

    Granted Householder 19 docs
    Domestic

  • Rylstone Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LT

    21/AP/4693 Submitted 22 Dec 2021 50 yards away

    Tree works T01-T05 - remove small trees and shrubs

    Decided Trees 4 docs