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Dulwich Wood House 39 Sydenham Hill London Southwark SE26 6RS

26/AP/1307Tree works 5 day notificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 8 May 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Five-day notification for tree works within a conservation area, including the felling of dead and dangerous trees. Species: T2 Cypress (Structurally stable, but poor form and dead wood throughout the crown.) Reason for Works: Major dead branches. Species: S3. Laurel Reason for Works: Partial dead: Reduce to sound wood and shape as necessary Species: T4. Pear Tree Location: Reason for Works: Unstable in the ground, with major decay throughout the main trunk. Fell and grind out the stump. Relocate the bird box. Species: T5 Dead Tree (Dead) Reason for Works: Dead. Fell to ground level. Species: T6 Cypress (Uprooted/Leaning) Reason for Works: Tree leaning and uprooted. Reduce by 6m to stabilise. Species: G8 Holly/Cherry (Dead) Reason for Works: Dead. Fell to ground level. DUTY TO REPLANT

Received
6 May 2026
Ward
Dulwich Wood
  1. Received6 May
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 1 day (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dulwich Wood House 39 Sydenham Hill London Southwark SE26 6RS. Southwark has handled 539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 2 days, 7 weeks quicker than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Dulwich Wood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Dulwich Wood. We hold 2,166 applications in total for the SE26 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
SE26 6RS
Application type
Tree works 5 day notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dulwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2026
Target decision date
12 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
5 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.

  • Conservation area: Dulwich Wood
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Six PillarsOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: The WoodhousePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 May

    Tree works 5 day notification: To remove dead and dangerous trees located within a designated conservation

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/AP/1350
  2. 2026
    6 May

    Five-day notification for tree works within a conservation area, including the felling of dead and dangerous…

    This applicationApprovedTrees26/AP/1307

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    1 Aug

    NEW RETRACTABLE ROOF PERGOLA TO REAR BEER GARDEN

    RefusedFull planning permission25/AP/2134

Source: Southwark

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