29 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Approved on 9 April 2026
Proposal
Works to tree with TPO: Tree ID 6295 OAK Crown Lift: Remove one low branch growing at approximately 3 metres in height on the main trunk. Remove all epicormic growth up to 4 metres. Ivy Removal: Carefully remove all dead ivy from the trunk and major limbs, taking care not to damage the bark. Dead Wooding: Remove a small amount of dead wood from the canopy. Crown Thinning: Thin the upper crown by up to 10% to improve light penetration and reduce wind resistance. This should be done by selectively removing small, sub-dominant branches.Tree ID 6297 YEW Height Reduction: Reduce the height by 40%, to approximately 7 metres. Pruning should be made to suitable growth points wherever possible to maintain the tree's health and form.Tree ID 6298 OAK Crown Lift: Remove epicormic growth up to 3 metres on the main stem. Crown Thinning: Thin the upper crown by up to 10% to improve light penetration and reduce wind resistance. This should be done by selectively removing small, sub-dominant branches, and pruning cuts should be made to suitable growth points. The overall height and basic shape of the tree should be maintained.Tree ID 6300 OAK Dead Wooding: Remove dead wood as needed. Crown Lift: Lift the lowest branches over the road by up to 1.5 metres to give a minimum of 5.2m clearance from ground level and to balance the crown.
- Received
- 18 February 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Dulwich Wood
- Agent
- Cut Above Tree Management Ltd
- ReceivedReceived18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Feb
- Consult.Consultation12 Mar
- TargetTarget Date14 Apr
- DecidedDecided9 Apr
Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 29 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in the Dulwich Wood conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Dulwich Wood. 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 7HJ
- Application type
- Works to a Tree with a TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dulwich
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cut Above Tree Management Ltd
- Agent address
- 55 Avondale Rise Peckham London SE15 4AJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dulwich Wood
- Article 4 direction: Great North Wood
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 443Covers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Southwark
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