1 Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/142579 - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 18m from 15m. Reason: Routine maintenance. REAR (no.96): ONE Birch (T2)(ht.6m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1.5m from 6m to4.5m to previous reduction points. Reason: reducing branch overhang from neighbour's tree. REAR: (no.98) ONE Yew (T3)(approx.ht.8-10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1.5m. Reason: reducing branch overhang from neighbour's tree. REAR (no.98): ONE Sycamore (T4)(ht.23m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to 19m from 23m. Reason: Routine maintenance. The London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Area Tree Preservation Order 1988. Informative A: huge thanks for retaining the trees for amenity, wildlife and to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change;. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Tree location map Case Copy Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

IMG T1 Tree image 1 Photographs · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ IMG T2 Tree image 2 Photographs · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontagesincludedinadditional plans145581500000.pdf Superseded Document · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ IMG T3, t4 Tree image 3 Photographs · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SE26 6PF
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bennu Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 8 days faster than Lewisham's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
301decided in the last year

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-14558150
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

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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
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