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Dockhead Fire Station 8 Wolseley Street London Southwark SE1 2BP

24/AP/1579Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 June 2024

Council decision: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree 6 - Silver Birch: Remove branch rubbing on perimeter wall. Reduce crown by 2m and shorten canopy spread by 1m.Tree 7 - Silver Birch: Remove branch on South side of tree that is overly long and hanging into the pavement. Remove the rubbing branch that grows from the main stem at 2m. It is rubbing on the branch above it and hanging over the pavement.Tree 8 - Silver Birch: Reduce by 2m the lowest limb on N/W side of tree back to growth point.Tree 9 - Silver Birch: Reduce crown by 3m to help with stabilisation from wind., due to lean over pavement. Raise lower canopy by 1m on pavement side to allow for pedestrian access.Tree 13 - Silver Birch: Reduce two lowest branches growing into car park by 2m. Reduce limbs obstructing security light to give clearance.Tree 15 - Silver Birch: Remove hanging snapped out top.Trees 10,11,12, 14 were surveyed but do not require remedial works.

Received
29 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Bermondsey
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jun

Decided in 15 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dockhead Fire Station 8 Wolseley Street London Southwark SE1 2BP. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 15 days, 5 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the St Saviour's Dock conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across North Bermondsey. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at London Borough of Southwark were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE1 2BP
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bermondsey And Rotherhithe

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2024
Target decision date
9 July 2024
Permission expires
13 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ben Mason Arb
Agent address
38 Palesgate Lane Crowborough East Sussex TN6 3HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: St Saviours Dock
  • Article 4 direction: The Ship Aground Public HouseNext to the site
  • Brownfield land register: 10 Mill Street SE1 2AYRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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