14 Church Terrace, London, SE13 5BT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/141126 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Holm Oak tree (T1) Frt B CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1.5m from 12m to 10.5m, Spread by 1.5m from 9m to 7.5m. Remove deadwood & shape accordingly. ONE Yew tree (T2) Frt B CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 8m to 7m, Spread by 1m from 6m to 5m. REASON: 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

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2025
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Approved
15 Sept 2025

Approved on 15 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Sketch plan & statement of works Case Copy Drawings · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Tree photo Photographs · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree photo 2 Photographs · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

23 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 11-16, Church Terrace Se13, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 22 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Blackheath 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: The Lee place-name is associated with former woodland or a woodland clearance
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1662 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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 2 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
SE13 5BT
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
15 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Trees Uk
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 7 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
614decided 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 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14252942
Planning Portal ref
PP-14252942
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2020 Approved
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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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

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