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32 Sutherland Square London Southwark SE17 3EQ

26/AP/0759Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 April 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Works to a tree with a TCA: T1- Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) located in the rear garden of 32 Sutherland Square, adjacent to the rear boundary wall. Description of proposed works: Removal of one Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore).The tree is leaning toward the rear boundary wall which separates the garden from a public footpath and highway. The base of the trunk shows cracking and dieback and there are roots protruding from the ground on the leaning side. Evidence of structural damage to the boundary wall is present, including a vertical crack in the brickwork that continues into the public highway. An arboricultural assessment by Earthcraft Ltd recommends removal due to the tree condition, lean and the risk of further structural damage to the boundary wall and potential safety risk to pedestrians and property. Replacement planting is proposed with two native trees: Betula pendula (Silver Birch) and Acer campestre (Field Maple), to enhance local ecology and maintain canopy cover.

Received
16 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newington
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided20 Apr

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 32 Sutherland Square London Southwark SE17 3EQ. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Sutherland Square conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Newington. We hold 400 applications in total for the SE17 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
SE17 3EQ
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
1 April 2026
Target decision date
27 April 2026
Permission expires
20 April 2031

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Sutherland Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 30-33 and Attached RailingsOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: 34b Sutherland Square SE17 3EERegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Southwark

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