Science Gallery London Guys Hospital Medical School Great Maze Pond London Southwark SE1 9GU
Proposal
6x London Plane (Two rows of London Plane trees) - Maintain pruning regime by pruning back to previous pollard points. To maintain the trees at the same extent at those dimensions every 2-3 years, for a period not exceeding 6 years (after which a new application will be made).
- Received
- 13 February 2026
- Decided
- 23 March 2026 · Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Apr
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at Science Gallery London Guys Hospital Medical School Great Maze Pond London Southwark SE1 9GU. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 days longer than Southwark's median. The site is in the Borough High Street conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across London Bridge & West Bermondsey. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Borough High Street
- Listed building: Grade II: Gates, Gate Piers and Street Railings to Guys HospitalOn or next to this site · +2 more
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone+3 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 687Covers the site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: Fielden House, 28-42 London Bridge St And 21-27 St Thomas St SE1Register site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, 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.
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