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DC/25/139854 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

REAR: ONE dead Cherry (T1)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: Dead, duty to replace applies ? see Informative B below for suitable replacement species. REAR: ONE Holly (T2)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: interfering with adjacent yew. FRONT: ONE Plum (T3)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: in major decline, bracket fungus at base and throughout crown. Tree replanting proposal: Prunus 'Royal Burgundy' 12L pot / ht.175-200cm FRONT: ONE Acer (T4)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 10m to 8m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on all compass points. Reason: provide clearance to side of house, to shape and balance. Informative A: the replacement Prunus 'Royal Burgundy' for purple plum (T3) is greatly appreciated. Informative B: the proposed replacement Liquidambar 'gum ball' for dead cherry (T1), under duty to replace, is not acceptable as it is a dwarf form. The replacement species needs to be similar to the size and character of the cherry (T1) and selected from: Amelanchier, crab apple, pear, bird cherry, Tibetan cherry, paperbark maple, hazel, medlar, hawthorn, elder, Japanese snowbell, Harlequin Glorybower. Informative C: for wildlife and biodiversity please retain standing dead stems or high stumps of cherry (T1) and plum (T3) and create habitat log piles with arisings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2025
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Validated
7 May 2025
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Consultation
7 May 2025
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Approved
28 May 2025

Approved on 28 May 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Blackheath 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Lewisham AQMA
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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Heathview Hotel, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 14 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1832 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE3 0SP
Received
22 Apr 2025
Validated
7 May 2025
Ward
Blackheath
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
28 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Craft Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 5 days faster than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree works. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
606decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13948677
Planning Portal ref
PP-13948677
Neighbours
7 May 2025
Consultation
7 May 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2025
Env. assessment
No
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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