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Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU

26/AP/2625Approved

Approved on 28 October 2026

1 condition

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Works to a tree with a TPO: 1. Sorbus aucuparia T164 - Condemed by tree officer. Slow death, bacterial canker, vigarous shooting from the base. Remove tree and replace with Sciadopitys verticillata. 2. Aesculus hippocastanum T161 - Veteranisation over two years. First cuts to 8m reduction. Mower damage and Ganoderma present. 3m radial mulch and rope off to reduce risk of failing and prolong life of tree. 3. Aesculus hippocastanum T157 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 3m monolith for biodiversity, replant with with Celtis australis. 4. Aesculus hippocastanum T156 - Condemed by tree officer. Reduce height to 4m monolith for biodiversity, replant with Liquidambar styraciflua. 5. Aesculus hippocastanum T154 - Lift to 5m above storage bays to reduce potential for damage. Tree officer stated that A. hippocastanum is becoming less and less suitable for our climate, with considerations to site and use. All efforts made to rope off mature trees and mulch root plate to prolong their life.

Received
4 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 October 2026
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Oct

Decided in 54 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Alleyns School Townley Road London Southwark SE22 8SU. Southwark has handled 7,761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Southwark's typical decision time. The site is in the Dulwich Village conservation area. There have been 28 other applications at this address. We hold 929 applications in total for the SE22 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SE22 8SU

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dulwich VillagePart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 269Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Oct

    Details of Condition 3 Parts E (Maintenance and Management Schedule) required by planning permission ref…

    PendingApplication26/AP/2903
  2. 2026
    1 Oct

    Details of Condition 3 Parts C (Flue Height) required by planning permission ref. 26/AP/0946

    PendingApplication26/AP/2902
  3. 2026
    1 Oct

    Details of Condition 3 Parts B (Carbon Filter Residence Time) required by planning permission ref. 26/AP/0946

    PendingApplication26/AP/2901
  4. 2026
    1 Oct

    Details of Condition 3 Parts A (Manufacturer's specifications and technical data) required by planning…

    PendingApplication26/AP/2886
  5. 2026
    23 Apr

    Details of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1171
  6. 2026
    23 Apr

    Details of the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition as required by planning permission 25/AP/1690

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/AP/1198

Source: Southwark

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