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DC/25/138956 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

REAR (to Ashby Mews): ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.12-13m) FELL. Reason: in decline, signs of disease from fungal fruiting bodies, Meripilus or Armillaria (Honey Fungus), works advised by Broadleaf Tree Services Ltd, replacement tree proposed. REAR (to Ashby Mews): ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.4.5m) FELL. Reason: in decline, signs of disease from fungal fruiting bodies, Meripilus or Armillaria (Honey Fungus), works advised by Broadleaf Tree Services Ltd, replacement tree proposed. Informative A: the retention of sycamore (T1) and (T4) is appreciated for treed rear outlook amenity and landscape character of Ashby Mews. Informative B: replacement tree planting is greatly welcomed and larger tree species than Cotoneaster Cornubia are encouraged to contribute to the treed landscape character of Ashby Mews and rear gardens of Upper Brockley Road, such as wild cherry, pear, bird cherry, crab apple, hawthorn, whitebeam, field maple, wild service tree, holly, birch, goat willow. Informative C: please retain tree stumps and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity - dead deciduous roots underground are food for the larvae of the endangered stag beetle which has a stronghold in SE London. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2025
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Consultation
12 Feb 2025
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Approved
14 Mar 2025

Approved on 14 Mar 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Brockley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Brockley Conservation Area · Small HMO Northern Extension. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Lewisham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project about 974 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 974 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 1579 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £900,000 in April 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

30 April 2021£900,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE4 1TF
Received
5 Feb 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2025
Ward
Brockley
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Mar 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Mar 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 11 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree works. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
606decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Feb 2025
Consultation
12 Feb 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 2025
Env. assessment
No
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Lewisham ranks #127 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewisham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #224 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #192 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #127 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #58 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
57%
Change of use approved
67 decided
1,303
Total decisions
207 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.