Land to the Rear of, 162 Lewisham Way, London, SE4 1UU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: THREE Sycamore (G001) (T3,T4,T5 - see ref )(approx.ht.10m) FELL. Reason: The trees are self-set; growing in poor form in close proximity of a boundary wall. The trees have started to damage the wall & need to be removed for the repairs to take place & to abate possible future damage to the wall. Informative A: the three trees T3,T4,T5 are shown to be removed in approved dwg no.200A ref - planning consent for a double garage/workshop building. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: condition 6 of requires landscape & boundary treatments to be submitted prior to commencement of above ground works for the double garage/workshop building, please include tree planting in the landscape scheme to maintain treed amenity and landscape character within the Brockley conservation area. Informative D: The rear garden used to have other trees ? see 6-wk notice to fell 6x trees with offer of voluntary replacement tree planting. Replacement tree species suggested in decision notice informative: crab apple, pear, hawthorn, wild service tree, wild cherry, mulberry, medlar, magnolia, multi-stemmed Tibetan cherry and Paperbark maple, Amelanchier, cherry plum, hazel, Cornus Kousa, bird cherry, wayfaring tree, goat willow, quince (Cydonia oblonga,) Prunus autumnalis, Heptacodium miconioides (Seven-son tree), Laburnum, Strawberry tree, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trictotomum). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 4
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- TreesREAR: THREE Sycamore (G001) (T3,T4,T5 - see)(approx.ht.10m) FELL. Reason: The trees are…This applicationDC/26/144872
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Site constraints 6
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- 29 m168, Lewisham Way Se4Grade II
- 41 m170-184, Lewisham Way Se14Grade II
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- 76 m186, Lewisham Way Se4Grade II
- 79 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of Wickham RoadGrade II
- 104 mDeptford War MemorialGrade II
- 110 mFormer Barclay's BankGrade II
Checked on 24 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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 9 days slower 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 →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15117529
- Neighbours
- 27 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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Referenced application
Council archive
162 LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE4 1UU
Construction of a single storey building comprising double garage/workspace with bin storage and associated landscaping at land to rear of 162 Lewisham Way SE4, fronting onto Manor Mews, accessed from Manor Avenue.
- Received
- 30 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 13 May 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
162 LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE4 1UU
REAR: Group of 4 Sycamore (TG1)(ht.13m,r.3m) FELL. Reason: the trees are on raised rubble with potentially unstable ground, leaning stems, basal decay, low stem decayed stub, proximity to adjacent garage. REAR: Group of 2 Sycamore (TG2)(ht.11m,r.2.5m) FELL. Reason: the trees are pushing over a retaining wall with potential failure, low stem decayed stub in western tree. Replanting proposals: (PG1) 3x Alder, double staked with irrigation bags, 65 litre container grown, approx.ht.4-5m, girth 18-20cm. (PG2) 1x Field…
- Received
- 19 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2022
- Outcome
- Approved
