MERETON MANSIONS, BROOKMILL ROAD, LONDON, SE8 4HS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/144113 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

FRONT: FIVE: Acer tree (T1-T5) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m. SPREAD by 4m from 6m to 2m. REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens. FRONT: THREE: Acer tree (T6,T7,T9) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from 5m to 2m. REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens. FRONT: ONE: Acer tree (T8) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. SPREAD by 3m from 6m to 3m. REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens. REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T10) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD 4m from 8m to 4m REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens. REAR: TWO: Acer tree (T11,T12) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD by 3m from 5m to 2m REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens. REAR: ONE: Hawthorn (T13) HEIGHT 6.5m. CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. REASON: Formative pruning REAR: ONE: Crab Apple tree (T14) HEIGHT 7m. FELL to ground level. Reason: tree in rapid decline, dying. REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T15) HEIGHT 14m. FELL to ground level REASON: Tree unable to establish long term, stable lean, asymmetrical crown, suppressed by adj T16, close to property, overhanging adj gardens. REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T16) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m at N Compass Point. REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property. REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T17) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10 to 8m. at N Compass point. REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property. Note: T5-T9 are outside the Deptford High Street & St Pauls conservation area boundary Informative A: replacement tree planting is encouraged where suitable within the Mereton Mansions site, to maintain tree amenity & urban greening. Informative B: huge thanks for maintaining and retaining the other trees for treed character amenity, wellbeing, wildlife, rainwater run-off mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high and frequent heatwaves due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE8 4HS
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Deptford
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbortech Tree Services

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Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14958054
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
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%).

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Lewisham decision performance
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