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27 Canning Cross London Southwark SE5 8BH

25/AP/1166Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 May 2025

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area: - T1 (Magnolia Grandiflora): Reduce crown by 1.5 - 2 metres, especially over the roof. - T2 (Bay): Remove secondary stem. - T3 (Pittosporum): Remove one south-facing stem. Trim up to 1 metre from remaining stems. - T4 (Pittosporum): Reduce crown by 1 - 2 metres, shape. - T5 (Rowan): Dead and dying. Fell.

Received
17 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Champion Hill
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.12 May
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 27 Canning Cross London Southwark SE5 8BH. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 2 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Camberwell Grove conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Champion Hill. We hold 1,312 applications in total for the SE5 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
SE5 8BH
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2025
Last date for comments
12 May 2025
Target decision date
28 May 2025
Permission expires
19 May 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent address
16L Blenheim Crescent London W11 1NW

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Camberwell Grove
  • Listed building: Grade II: 111 and 113, Grove LaneOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 513Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Southwark

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