7 Earlsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Laburnum (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to 7m from 9m. SPREAD by 2m to 6m from 8m. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. REAR: ONE dead Cherry (T2)(ht.5m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. Reason: the tree has died, another cherry will be planted as a replacement. REAR: ONE Acer (T3)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE by 2m to 10m from 12m. SPREAD by 3m to 7m from 10m. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Informative A: the replacement tree planting for dead cherry T2 is hugely appreciated and thank you for retaining the other trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity and create hedgehog highway holes in garden boundaries. Informative D: thank you for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife, to reduce increasingly hot summer temperatures with climate change, and flood mitigation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 11 September 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 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 2
Last sold for £615,000 in July 2007. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 19 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14874546
- Neighbours
- 22 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
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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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