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49 Bankside London Southwark SE1 9JE

26/AP/1191Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 May 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 - Tamarisk - Pollard, down to bifurcation at approx. 3m from ground level, to mitigate against lean and prevent from falling

Received
27 April 2026
Ward
Borough & Bankside
Agent
Burnwell trees Ltd
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Jun
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 16 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 49 Bankside London Southwark SE1 9JE. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 5 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 182 applications across Borough & Bankside. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 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
SE1 9JE
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2026
Target decision date
7 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Burnwell trees Ltd
Agent address
67 beatty road London N16 8EA GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

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)
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cardinals Wharf, and Railings at DoorOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Bankside and Borough District Town Centre+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 62-67 Park StreetRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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