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Cut Above Tree Management Ltd
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45 public planning applications
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97% approved
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Cut Above Tree Management Ltd’s real planning history from UK council applications — where they’ve worked and how often schemes were approved. · Active 2013–2026
approval rate98%
planning applications45
approved schemes40
councils worked in3
What they work on
The kinds of project Cut Above Tree Management Ltd has filed planning applications for.
- Basement1
- Listed building / conservation18
Where they’ve worked
Each pin is a planning application, coloured by its recorded decision.
Council experience
- Southwark — 42 applicationsSee planning experience in Southwark
- Lambeth — 2 applicationsSee planning experience in Lambeth
- Lewisham — 1 applicationSee planning experience in Lewisham
Recent planning applications
- Approved66 Burton Road London Lambeth SW9 6TEFront Garden: T1 Lime. Repollard to previous [high] pollard points.
- Approved18 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LHT1 -TPO London Plane tree in front garden. Tree has been historically reduced. Crown reduction by up to 3m to previous points. To maintain the trees at the same extent at those dimensions every 2-3 years, for a period not exceeding 6 years (after which a new application will be made).
- Approved53 Lyndhurst Way London Southwark SE15 5AGT1 - XL Lime tree. Tree is causing excessive shading to neighbour. Crown reduce by 20%, Crown thin canopy by 30%, Lift canopy to 5m and remove epicormic growth.
- No decisionLangford Green London Southwark SE5 8BXT1 - Extra large Sycamore opposite 34-39 in neighbours garden, to lift lower canopy to 6m T2 - Cotoneaster lift canopy to 5m G1 - 3 Silver birch trees, crown thin canopy by 20% and remove epicormic growth T3 - Norway maple over roadside, remove branch going towards street lamp T4 - Remove low lateral limb of oak tree over grass area back to trunk T5 - Extra large lime tree opposite 23, lift lower canopy over road to 6m
- No decision41 Highshore Road London Southwark SE15 5AFT1 Medium Cedar tree in front garden - Section fell to ground level and grind stump, and replant with a fig tree, 8cm DBH Trees in rear garden: T2 Large Purple leaf Norway Maple tree. Tree - Section fell to ground level and grind stump, and replant with Cherry Plum tree 8cm DBH T3 Medium Yew tree next to Acer tree - Reduce canopy by 30% T4 Pineapple Guava next to house - Section fell to ground level and grind stump G1 Laurel hedge at rear of garden - Reduce canopy by 3m T5 Medium Yew tree - Section fell to ground level and grind stump, and replant with Laburnum 8cm DBH T6 Medium Yew tree - Section fell to ground level and grind stump, and replant with multi stem Amelanchier
- No decision113 Turney Road London Southwark SE21 7JBT1 Hawthorne tree in front garden - Reduce canopy back from house to give 1m clearance and reduce height by up to 1.5m and reshape as required T2 Fig tree in rear garden - Section fell to ground level and grind stump, and replant with a Japanese Acer 8cm DBH
- No decision158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RHWorks to trees in a conservation area: T1- Medium Fig tree. 3 limbs are resting on the garden wall. Reduce canopy by up to 2m and remove 3 stems resting on wall back to trunk. T2 - Large Oak tree. Tree is causing excessive shading to neighbour?s gardens. Crown reduce canopy by 20% and crown thin by 20%. G1- 3 Judas trees. Reduce height by up to 1m and thin canopy by 20%
- Approved7 Mitchells Place London Southwark SE21 7JZT3 Bay Tree - Reduce height to 1 metre above trellis and reshape T5 Bay Tree (opposite no.9) - Reduce height to 1 metre above trellis and reshape T7 Bay Tree (opposite gate) - Reduce height to 1m above trellis and reshape T8 Persian Olive (Elaeagnus Angustifolia) - Remove NW branch overhanging adjacent Tibetan Cherry at its origina, prune away from adjacent variegated sycamore to achieve 1.5m clearance, remove deadwood T11 Crab Apple - Crown lift above parking spaces to achieve 2.5m clearance from ground level T11.1 Magnolia Grandiflora - Reduce by 1m all-round to maintain as a shrub T14 Cherry Tree - Adjacent to number 10 Aysgarth Road where there is an issue of subsidence, NB Significant pruning to be done - Reduce crown size by approximately 50% by pruning back to old pruning points
- Approved63 Stradella Road London Southwark SE24 9HLRevised Specification to DE Licence: T1. Willow. Remove dead/dying limb to stem. T2. Holm Oak. Reduce top by 30%, trim sides accordingly. T3. Plum. Remove deadwood and thin canopy by 20%. T4. Fig. Reduce in height by 1.5m. T5. Oak. Remove dead branch. T6. Ash. Reduce branch over Holm Oak to suitable length. T7. Yew. Reduce canopy from building and reduce by 1m T8. Plum. Remove dead wood and crown thin by 20%
- Approved58 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HEWorks to trees in a conservation area: T1(Leylandii) felled. T2 (Oak) Deadwood. T3(Apple) Reduce canopy to boundary line. Replacement planting in line with DE Licence.
- Approved7 Love Walk London Southwark SE5 8ADWorks to a tree in a conservation area: T1 - Large Silver Birch tree. Crown thin by 20%, reshape as required and reduce lateral limb over garden in upper canopy to suitable growth point.
- Approved6 Brenchley Gardens London Southwark SE23 3QST1 - Leylandii. Section fell to ground level as it is dominating garden. T2 - Leylandii conifer, section fell to ground level as it has grown too big for its location. T3 - Leaning Plum tree into neighbours garden. Growing through neighbours fence. Section fell to ground level. T4 - Neighbours Yew tree. Reduce canopy by 20% on clients side only and reshape as required to get more light.
- Approved115 Woodwarde Road London Southwark SE22 8UPTree works 5 day notification: Required to remove dead stem from medium Oak tree. Remove stem to trunk at rear of tree.
- Approved149 PERRY VALE, LONDON, SE23 2JBREAR ONE Sycamore tree(T1)(ht. 16,)(w. 12m) POLLARD REDUCE HEIGHT by 6m fro 16m to 10m, RADIUS by 5m from 12m to 7m on all compass points. Reason: This is to manage the tree for safety as the new growth from the historic pollard is becoming elongated and needs to be maintained. Also to give more light to neighbours gardens directly behind the tree. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Approved186 Peckham Rye London Southwark SE22 9QAT1 - Large Cherry Plum. Crown thin by 20%, remove water shoots and lift canopy to 2.5m. T2 - Medium Wattle on RHS of front garden. Crown reduce by 20% and reshape as required.
- Approved17 College Road London Southwark SE21 7BGWorks to trees in a conservation area: T1-3(Oak) reduce lower lateral growth up to a height AGL of 4m, by 2m . T4(Weeping Willow) reduce overhang of upper branches. T5(Scots Pine) remove dead wood and snapped branch. T6(Lime) crown thin canopy by 20% and lift lower canopy to 4m.
- Approved9 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LRWorks to Trees with a TPO: T1 - Front garden. Large Cherry tree. Tree has had significant die back over the last 8 years. The branches are very elongated and the crown is very thin. Works includes to reduce very heavily to encourage new growth from a smaller structure 3m from crown break. T2 - Large Oak tree in Lettsom Gardens. This tree is causing significant shading to a large Magnolia tree below. Pollard lower lateral branch to 4m from trunk as this branch is very low growing over the access to Lettsom gardens and also causing significant shading to Magnolia tree below. T3 - Large Oak tree. Remove small lower lateral branch growing towards and almost touching neighbours shed at the rear of their garden. This will give more light to the Magnolia tree.
- Approved51 Stradella Road London Southwark SE24 9HLWorks to a Tree in a Conservation Area: T1 - Medium Larch. Tree has been historically hit by a falling tree from the railway, which has forced it to lean towards the house. Section fell to ground level.
- Approved60 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HEWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area:T1 - X Large Leylandii. Tree is very dominating for client and neighbour. They have out grown their location and also have conifer wilt. Section fell to ground level.T2 - X Large Leylandii. Tree is very dominating for client and neighbour. They have out grown their location and also have conifer wilt. Section fell to ground level.
- Approved2 Beaulieu Close London Southwark SE5 8BAWorks to TPO trees:T1 - Norway Maple. Limb snapped out of previously removed dead stem with decayed union. Crown reduction by up to 3m to rebalance crown, remove decayed limb.T2 - Lime stump covered in climber. Fell to ground. Plant 1 xAcer griseumAlbizia JulibrissinKoelreuteria paniculataPyrus ChanticleerSorbus ariaTilia henryana, T. mongolica
- Approved122 Court Lane London Southwark SE21 7EAREVISED SPECIFICATION TO DULWICH ESTATE LICENCET1. Two Maple trees approximately 5.5m in height, situated on the front boundary with Court Lane. Reduce in height by up to 1m and re-shape as necessary.T2. A Holly tree approximately 5m in height, situated on the left-hand side boundary of the rear garden. Reduce in height by up to 0.5m and re-shape as necessary.T3. A Purple Plum tree approximately 5m in height, situated on the left-hand side boundary of the rear garden. Reduce in height by up to 1m and generally tidied including the removal of water shoots.T4. Two Oak trees approximately 16m in height, situated close together on the right-hand side towards the bottom of the rear garden. Lightly thin by up to 15% including the removal of any dead wood. The height and basic shape to be retained.T5. A line of Beech and Hawthorn shrubs/trees approximately 5.5.m in height and situated along the bottom boundary with Dulwich Park. Reduce to previous pruning points to align with the top of the wire mesh fence.
- Approved124 Gordon Road London Southwark SE15 3RPWorks to a tree in a conservation area: T1 - Large Lime tree at 5m Height. Reduce by 2m to historic pollard points located at 3m AGL.
- Approved39 Marsden Road London Southwark SE15 4EEWorks to a TPO tree: Resubmission to approve replacement planting T1 - XL Sycamore tree. Section fell to ground level. Grind stump. Replant with 14-16cm girth Sorbus torminalis (Wild Service Tree)
- ApprovedFlat 4 Cedar Lodge 71 Wood Vale London Southwark SE23 3DUWorks to a tree subject to a TPO: T1 - XL TPO Fig tree. Remove smaller epicormic growth growing towards neighbours? garden. On the western rear side of the tree growing near the pear tree, remove three lateral branches to weight reduce the larger leaning trunks.
- Approved61 Alleyn Park London Southwark SE21 8ATWorks to TPO trees:T1 - Japanese Acer located in the front garden of 61 Alleyn Park. Tree is very close to the building and there is significant structural damage to require that this tree is removed to ground level and the stump grubbed out. G1 - Group of 4 Medium/Large size Lawson Pine trees growing in the front garden and on the boundary of 63 Alleyn Park and 61 Alleyn Park. Both properties have structural damage and the trees on the boundary between both properties need to be removed to ground level.
- Approved64 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LFWorks to trees in a conservation area:T1 - Strawberry tree. Remove laterals growing into middle of garden, thin and reduce remaining canopy. Part of the thin is to remove old growth points to old pollard points which will encourage regeneration in this area next year, with an idea of being able to reduce the canopy to these points in the longer term.T2 - Medium Bay tree. Causing excessive shading. Reduce canopy to 3m.T3 - Neighbours Sycamore, very rotten at historic pollard points. Dangerous. Section fell to ground level and poison stump.T4 - Medium Beech tree, tree is located at no 63 GP. Tree has been previously reduced as it causes excessive shading to gardens. Crown reduce to previous points.
- Approved91 Lyndhurst Grove London Southwark SE15 5AWWorks to a tree in a conservation area:T1 - Large Robinia tree. Tree is unstable and has had a limb fall to the floor on the ground on the 30th of August 2023. Remaining tree is unstable, although could be removed to 1m and allow to regenerate. As there is a mature Sycamore directly behind this tree, I recommend for the tree to be removed to ground level and poison stump to prevent any regrowth.
- Approved95 Lyndhurst Grove London Southwark SE15 5AWT1 - XL Sycamore with TPO. Crown reduce canopy by 20%, up to 2m. to previous points. Remove ivy to 4m.T2 - Reduce Red Robin by 30% and reshape as required.T3 - Pear tree. Canopy is being hit by large vehicles on the roadside. Reduce canopy by 20% and reshape as required.T4 - Service Berry tree. Canopy is being hit by large vehicles on the roadside Reduce canopy by 20% and reshape as required.
- Approved3 Dulwich Village London Southwark SE21 7BUWorks to trees in a conservation area - T1 - XL Oak tree in front garden. Reduce lower lateral limbs back to main canopy. Focusing on branches growing towards the house. Remove epicormic growth & thin canopy by 20%.T2 XL Eucalyptus in rear garden. Limb previously snapped out 6 years ago. Tree is very dominating and the canopy is meeting the XL Ash tree to the north. Tree is causing excessive shading and dominating garden which is already heavily planted with trees. Section fell to ground level and grind stump.
- Approved158 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RHWorks to trees in a conservation area - T1 - Large Oak tree. Lateral reduction to canopy by 20% reducing the tree radially from 6m to 4m in any direction but with no reduction in height and crown thin by 20%. The tree was last reduced in 2020.
- Approved1A Flodden Road London Southwark SE5 9LLWorks to a tree in a conservation area:T1 - XL Date Palm tree in front garden. Tree has outgrown its location and for a front garden which already has a number of trees, this should be removed.
- Approved178 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RHWorks to trees in a conservation area. T1 - Large Holm Oak in front garden. This tree has been historically reduced to get more light to the property and especially the basement levels. Section fell to ground level and grind stump. Replant with a Ginko tree.T2 - Hazel tree next to the front door. Tree canopy is restricting large paintings to be lowered from above. Remove 2 stems growing towards property for access. Reshape as required.
- ApprovedFlat 5 Norman Court Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8JTWorks to a TPO tree:XL Ash tree in rear garden. Tree branches are touching the building and one branch has rubbed so much on top of the building that it has caused some bricks to become loose above balconies and this needs to be dealt with asap. Remove lateral limbs growing towards the building back to the trunk which are at the same height or lower than the building structure. Ensure there is a 4m clearance of the building for the upper canopy. 5 day notice required as work is urgent as the bricks at the upper level are dangerously loose, where there are balconies below, remedial work can not be carried out until tree work has been completed.
- Approved113A Bushey Hill Road London Southwark SE5 8QQWorks to Trees with a TPO: T1 - Large TPO Lime tree in the front garden. Tree need regular management due to regrowth. Light suppression to property. Pollard to historic points. T2 - Large TPO Lime tree in the front garden. Tree need regular management due to regrowth. Light suppression to property. Pollard to historic points.
- Approved4 Love Walk London Southwark SE5 8ADT1 - XL TPO London Plane tree. One limb is touching and resting on the house. The other limb is growing towards the neighbours? house at number three love Walk, this is over their front garden so should also be removed to trunk. In addition, remove two smaller lateral branches growing towards properties which are at 3m. Reduce canopy back from building to give 2m clearance.
- Approved96 Lyndhurst Grove London Southwark SE15 5AHTree works 5 day notification: Tree is unstable and over Warwick gardens which is a public park. T1 - Large Robinia tree. One limb snapped out at rear to Warwick gardens. One limb has recently fallen and is sitting in the rear garden. Remaining stem on the Robinia tree has split at its union with the trunk and also has a dead limb coming off it. Pollard to 3m as tree is dangerous and allow it to regenerate to form a more structurally sound canopy in the long term.
- Refused39 Marsden Road London Southwark SE15 4EEWorks to a TPO tree:T1 - XL Sycamore tree. Section fell to ground level and grind stump as tree had died due to a neighbour poisoning it. Replant with 3m tall Persian Silk tree.
- ApprovedMarlborough Cricket Club Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7EXREVISED SPECIFICATION: Works to trees in a Conservation Area:G1: Remove 9 young/medium dead Silver birch trees in the South Eastern area of the Cricket ground.T1: XL multi stem Bird Willow tree, 2 large lower limbs are dangerous and need to be removed to ground level. Remove dead wood and thin new growth at base of trunk.
- Approved19 Stradella Road London Southwark SE24 9HNWorks to Trees in a Conservation area: T1: Medium twin stem Ash tree. Tree has been thinned historically, the garden has 2 other large ash trees, rather than reduce all of these trees, it would be much better for long term management to remove the twin stem Ash tree nearest the house. Remove to ground level and poison stump.T2: Medium Ash tree on right hand side of garden. Causing excessive shading. Crown thin by 30% and lift canopy to 4m.T3: Medium twin stem with included bark at rear middle of garden. Causing excessive shading. Crown thin by 30% and lift canopy to 4m.
- Approved50 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LGWorks to trees in a conservation area: T1 - XL Cherry Plum tree in the front garden adjacent to the pavement. Remove water shoots and lift canopy over pavement to 2.5m.T2 - XL Ash tree in rear garden, causing significant shading to neighbours garden and also as it boarders both gardens as it is on the boundary fence between 50 and 51 Grove Park, it is important to maintain the safety of this tree following its previous reduction. Lateral light supressed branches are elongated and need to be pollarded back to original reduction points. Reduce tree by 30% to previous points.T3 - XL London Plane tree on left hand side of rear of garden. Tree has significant Ivy growth into crown and also is shading gardens to the rear. Neighbours have requested the tree to be maintained. Pollard to historic points and remove Ivy to crown break, work to be completed in the winter.T4 - XL London Plane tree on right hand side of rear of garden. Tree has significant Ivy growth into crown of tree. Neighbours have requested the tree to be maintained. Pollard to historic points and remove Ivy to crown break in the winter.T5 - Small Variegated Acer. Planted in middle of rear of garden. Wrong location for a tree in the middle of the rear garden. Section fell to ground level and grub out the stump.T6 - Small Apple tree and rose growing again in the middle of the grass area towards the rear of the garden. Section fell to ground level and grub out the stump.G1 - Group of 2 Hazel trees on left hand side of garden. Trees have grown out from previous reduction points significantly and are now shading the garden. Reduce to previous points, to 3m to retain screening.
- ApprovedFlat 1 Queens Court 6 - 7 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LSWorks to trees in a conservation area: T1 - Large Sycamore tree on the right-hand side of front garden. The tree is causing excessive shading to property. Routine maintenance, reduce by 30% to previous points and remove lower limb on right-hand side of the tree growing towards building.T2 - Large lime tree in middle of front garden. Re-pollard to previous historic points and remove lateral limbs growing towards building. Tree is currently touching flats which is also suffering with issues of light and damp. Remove lower lateral limb to trunk and lower lateral limbs to be removed from stems growing towards house where more vertical branches are available.
- ApprovedLettsom Gardens Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LR5 day notice required as trees are dead and dangerous.T1- Medium dead sycamore. Tree is dead and dangerous. Section fell to ground level and stack material for nature habitat.T2 ? Multi stem Sycamore tree. Tree is dead. Section fell to ground level and stack material for nature habitat.
- ApprovedFlat 4 83A Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8SNWorks to trees in a conservation area:T1 - Medium twin stem Holm Oak. Stem close to the building to be removed, canopy lifted and reduced by 4m to just above the magpie nest and remaining canopy reshaped accordingly. T2 - Cordaline. Significant die back. Remove and grub out stump.T3 - Large Goat Willow tree. Remove snapped out hanging limb. Lift canopy towards house by removing 3 lower lateral branches to trunk.
- Approved11 Glengall Road London SE15 6NJT1 - Medium Sycamore tree. Tree is getting a bit large for the garden and causing excessive shading. Reduce canopy by 30% and crown thin by 20%.
- Approved87 Knatchbull Road London SE5 9QUTo remove 1 x Sycamore tree to front of property, crown lift 2 x Lime trees to side of property to 6m and cut back from roof line to provide 2m clearance, remove 2 x Sycamore trees in rear garden (poor specimens) and lift 1 x Holm Oak tree at rear to 4m.
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97% of Cut Above Tree Management Ltd's decided planning applications were approved (267 of 274 decisions across 3 councils). 302 applications tracked in total.
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