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Proposal
REAR: ONE: Bay tree (T1)(ht.4m) - FELL. REASON: the tree is encroaching neighbours garden and damaging fence. Client has recently planted 4 new trees and 4m worth of mixed species hedging. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining other trees and planting 4x new trees and 4m of mixed species hedge ? native species are encouraged - for amenity, wildlife and urban forest canopy to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and 'dead hedge' with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity and provide hedgehog highway holes at the bottom of fencing for connected roaming. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14718718
- Neighbours
- 7 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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