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252 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0RP

25/AP/2217Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 August 2025

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 and T2 Sycamore - Crown thin by 25%

Received
4 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Camberwell Green
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Sep
  5. Decided15 Aug

Decided in 11 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 252 Camberwell New Road London Southwark SE5 0RP. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 11 days, 5 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Camberwell New Road conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Camberwell Green. 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 0RP
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2025
Target decision date
14 September 2025
Permission expires
15 August 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
J.R.Wilson Tree Specialist
Agent address
Yoke House Chapel Wood Road ASH TN15 7HX

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Camberwell New Road
  • Listed building: Numbers 230-252 and attached railingsOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 55Protected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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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