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DC/25/139726 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

REAR: ONE Bay tree (T1)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Reason: close proximity (within 2m) of basement flat kitchen and excessive shading of basement flat. Replant with Silver Birch in nearby area. Informative A: the retention of the other rear garden trees is greatly appreciated, and the proposed replacement birch tree for the bay tree is greatly welcomed to maintain tree canopy amenity and environmental benefits, suitable alternative species are such as crab apple, Magnolia Kobus, bird cherry, pear, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Quince (Cydonia oblonga), Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate). Informative B: please create habitat log piles with some arisings from the bay tree for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Apr 2025
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Validated
25 Apr 2025
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Consultation
29 Apr 2025
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Approved
21 May 2025

Approved on 21 May 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 24 May 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF T1- including site location plan Tree image 3 Photographs · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Location plan Case Copy Drawings · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Tree photo Photographs · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree photo 2 Photographs · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Brockley 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
Brockley Conservation Area · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 926 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 926 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 1544 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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
SE4 1TD
Received
5 Apr 2025
Validated
25 Apr 2025
Ward
Brockley
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jun 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
21 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. 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 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Apr 2025
Consultation
29 Apr 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Jun 2025
Env. assessment
No

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
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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
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