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DC/26/144126 - Dead & Hazardous Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

CENTRAL (Animal Walk/Butterfly House): ONE dead Willow (T1)(approx.ht.12m) FELL to monolith ht.4m. Reason: the tree has died, reduce to leave a monolith for habitat at 4m. Another willow will be planted as a replacement, under duty to replace, see also 6-wk notice last year ref. DC/25/140854. Informative A: huge thanks for managing the tree as monolith for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: duty to replace applies if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance para121. Informative C: large canopy species required as replacement, planted as near as possible to the original tree during the 2026-27 planting season with the monolith and replacement tree protected with fencing from animal damage for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. If the sloping site is too dry to sustain willow in the future with climate change, see below for alternative suggested replacement species. Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Sketch plan Case Copy Drawings · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG T1 willow Tree photo Photographs · 26 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 10

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Horniman Museum, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden: Horniman Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Forest Hill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Air Quality Management Area
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 412 m away: Sydenham Hill Wood and Fern Bank; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 27 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, 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
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Postcode
SE23 3PQ
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Forest Hill
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Amber Tree Care
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 19 days faster than Lewisham's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
613decided 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

Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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