5 Princethorpe Road, London, SE26 4PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
ONE Plum tree(T1)(ht. 15-16m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 2m to 1m on all compass points (crown diameter 4m to 2m-remove all deadwood and also crossing branches). Reason: General maintenance. ONE Plum tree(T2)(ht. 10-13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 2m to 1m on all compass points crown diameter 4m to 2m-remove all deadwood and also crossing branches), LATERAL REDUCTION by 4m from 6m to 2m (Remove stem) . Reason: 30% crown Reduction also remove back stem to a safe height as it is damaging the fence. ONE Plum tree(T3)(ht. 15-16m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 2m to 1m on all compass points. Reason: 30% crown reduction.(remove ivy) general maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £360,000 in December 2005. 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 17 days from validation, 9 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 →
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Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14032890
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14032890
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Aug 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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