21 Dukesthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/144482 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

ONE Magnolia (T1) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 2m and lightly reduce the sides to shape. CROWN THINNING by 15% - routine maintenance, to allow more light to reach ground level. Height from 5.0m to 3.0m Crown spread from 4.0m to 2.0m (T2) Buddleia Pollard to approx 2m above ground (40%) - self-seeded - causing overcrowding. Height from 5.0m to 2.0m Crown spread from 4.0m to 0.3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Sydenham Thorpes 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Small HMO Northern Extension · Thorpes Conservation Area/Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Town centre about 98 m away: Sydenham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £110,000 in September 1995. Terraced house, freehold.

26 September 1995£110,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE26 4PB
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Sydenham
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
425decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15025488
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.