9 College Road London Southwark SE21 7BQ
Approved on 9 March 2026
Council decision: Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Works to tree with a TCA: Conifer (T1) - lateral reduction The tree is approximately 9m in height. There is no reduction of height proposed. Reduce lateral spread by 2m from 6m to 4m on southern compass points to cut back from security camera. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. Acer & acacia (G1) - lateral reduction The trees are approximately 8m in height. There is no reduction of height proposed. Reduce lateral spread by 2m from 6m to 4m on southern compass points to cut back from security camera. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. The trees will tolerate the pruning as specified above.
- Received
- 5 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Dulwich Village
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 9 College Road London Southwark SE21 7BQ. 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 Dulwich Wood conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 227 applications across Dulwich Village. We hold 1,063 applications in total for the SE21 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
- SE21 7BQ
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dulwich
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 March 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Agent address
- 8 Surrey Mount Forest Hill London SE23 3PF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dulwich Wood
- 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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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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