Ashmead Primary School, Ashmead Road, London, SE8 4DX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Oak (T1)(ht.14m) FELL and replace with another oak. REASON: health & safety, large branch recently fell into nursery play area from an offsite tree, resulting in a near miss, issue unresolved with neighbour so nursery play area closed and relocated to alternative play area in school. To make new play area permanent, essential onsite tree (T1) is removed to facilitate the expansion of a safe and accessible nursery play area. The tree's root system has caused significant surface disruption and persistent trip hazards which directly compromises child safety and prevents the ground from being properly levelled. By removing the tree, the nursery can use the area without worry of compromising safety standards. Please see attached letter from the school. REPLACEMENT: another oak will be planted as a replacement in the forest area in the middle play area near the adjacent property The Stone House, 281 Lewisham Way. Informative A: huge thank you for planting a replacement oak tree for amenity, wildlife, and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with same arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 10
Checked on 6 October 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.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE8 4DX
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 18 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 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-14875061
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14875061
- Neighbours
- 22 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
41 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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