1 Merrick Square London Southwark SE1 4JB
Proposal
Works to tree with a TPO: (T4) Lime: Crown lift to 4m - routine maintenance. Height 13.0m. Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T5) Pittosporum Crown reduction by approx 2m (50%) - routine maintenance Height from 4.0m to 2.0m Crown spread from 3.0m to 1.5m (T8) Lime Crown lift to 4m Height 11.0m Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T13) Cherry Crown thin by 20%, general prune to remove crossing branches and remove deadwood Height 5.0m Crown spread 5.0m (T14) Laburnum Section fell to ground level (severe cavity at base) Height 6.0m Crown spread 3.0m
- Received
- 25 August 2026
- Decided
- 5 October 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- ReceivedSubmitted25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated25 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at 1 Merrick Square London Southwark SE1 4JB. 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 41 days, 7 days longer than Southwark's median. The site is in the Trinity Church Square conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Chaucer. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Trinity Church Square
- Article 4 direction: Central Activities Zone
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 18Part of the site · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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