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DC/26/144693 - Dead & Hazardous Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

REAR: TWO dead Sycamore (T1,T2)(ht.15m) FELL. Reason: health & safety, both have died due to sooty bark disease, close to path/driveway. Duty to replace applies ? replacement species to be 1x Sorbus torminalis and 1x Koelreuteria paniculata planted as close to original locations as possible. NB. Tree replacements are also required to comply with planning consent ref. , FUL: , AoD, conditions 7a, 8 - Soft Landscape Plan - trees are shown retained in Coach House Landscaping Plan and , AoD, condition 5 - retained in the Tree Protection Plan Rev B (TPP). Tree notice history: (6-wk notice) & (6-wk notice). Informative A: Duty to replace - the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121; section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and for wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: the 2x replacement trees: 1x Sorbus torminalis and1x Koelreuteria paniculata are hugely appreciated to be resilient to climate change and maintain the treed character of the site. Informative C: replacement trees are also required by planning consent for site development planning consent (FUL): conditions 5 (TPP) ref. and 7a & 8 (soft landscaping) ref . Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location plan Site Location Plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG 1 Tree image Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 2 Tree image Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 3 Tree image Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 4 Tree image Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 5 Tree image Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 8

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Site constraints 4

Sydnenham Hill 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.
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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.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Postcode
SE26 6LS
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Forest Hill
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 24 days faster than Lewisham's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
301decided 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

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Last counted 3 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings