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Proposal
FRONT ONE Pine tree(T1)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 12m to 10m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 10m to 7m. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. ONE Sycamore tree(T2) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 11m to 8m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. SIDE ONE Ash tree(T3) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 10m to 8m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. 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. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Mar 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Nov 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE4 1LS
- Received
- 25 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Brockley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Apr 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 12 days faster than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree works. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.
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 2 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13807953
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13807953
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Apr 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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