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DC/25/141210 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

REAR: ONE Eucalyptus tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION HEIGHT by 4.2m from 7m to 2.8m and LATERALS by 3.6m from 6m to 2.4m. To previous points and leave growth points for screening and reshaping purposes - too large for environment, heavy lean over shed, overhanging neighbouring land, routine maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
15 Sept 2025

Approved on 15 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Statement of works Case Copy Documents · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Sketch plan Case Copy Drawings · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

IMG Tree photo 3 Photographs · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree photo Photographs · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree photo 2 Photographs · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree photo 4 Photographs · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Brookmill Road 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
Brookmill Road Conservation Area/ 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 416 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 416 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 1120 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 213 m away: Brookmill Road
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 71 m away.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £104,200 in August 1997. Terraced house, freehold.

15 August 1997£104,200

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE8 4EN
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Brockley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
15 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. 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 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14273168
Planning Portal ref
PP-14273168
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

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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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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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