19 Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SR
Approved on 26 July 2024
Council decision: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Oak tree growing in the front garden. To crown thin by 20%. Remove dead wood.To reduce the branches growing towards the property by 1m, or to suitable growing points from current branch length of 3m to finished branch length of 2m. To cut back the branches growing over the magnolia to clear obstructionTo remove the branches that are currently touching the magnoliaTo reduce the branch growing towards the neighbours garden (No 20) by 2m or to suitable growing point, from the current branch length of 8m to a finished branch length of 6mTo retain the lower growth as to maintain the screening effect from the schools flood lights but to lift over the road to give a ground clearance of 6m.The height and basic shape should be retained.To clear all resulting debris.T2 - Magnolia tree growing in the front garden under T1To lightly thin by 15%To remove deadwood To create a dome shape.To trim back the branches growing towards the property by .5m, or to suitable growing points, from the current branch length of 3m to a finished branch length of 2.5m, to create a dome shape.The height and basic shape should be retained.To clear all resulting debris.T3 - Magnolia tree growing on the right hand side midway down the rear garden To lightly thin by 15% To remove deadwoodTo lift the lower branches as directed. The height and basic shape should be retained.To reduce the uneven nature of the magnolia to reshape.To clear all resulting debris.
- Received
- 26 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- ReceivedReceived26 Jun
- ValidatedValidated26 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Aug
- DecidedDecided26 Jul
Decided in 30 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 19 Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SR. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 3 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Dulwich Village conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 227 applications across Dulwich Village. We hold 929 applications in total for the SE22 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
- SE22 8SR
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dulwich
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 June 2024
- Target decision date
- 6 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 26 July 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dulwich Village
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Southwark
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