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DC/24/138310 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

REAR (LHB): ONE Lime (T1)(approx.ht.12m)(r.4m) FELL. Reason: tree has caused the left-hand rear garden wall to collapse, the tree needs to be removed to rebuild the wall. Voluntary replacement with a wild cherry agreed by applicant 11 February 2025, to be planted away from the wall to enable rebuilding and avoid future issues. Informative A: the voluntary replacement wild cherry tree is greatly appreciated for rear and side view amenity seen from Tressillian Road. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with some arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2024
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Validated
14 Jan 2025
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Consultation
4 Feb 2025
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Approved
14 Feb 2025

Approved on 14 Feb 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 17 Feb 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Clarification of rear lime t1 Seen from tressillian road Case Copy Drawings · 4 Feb 2025 View ↗ IMG Rear lime t1 Site location plan Site Location Plan · 10 Jan 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG Rear lime t1 Tree image 1 Photographs · 10 Jan 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree images Superseded Document · 18 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF Tree location site map Superseded Document · 18 Dec 2024 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 725 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 725 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 1389 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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: K2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of Tyrwhitt Road, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 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 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve about 265 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; Designated open space about 22 m away.
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 1XL
Received
17 Dec 2024
Validated
14 Jan 2025
Ward
Brockley
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Feb 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Feb 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 5 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree works. 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

1comment received
1 objecting

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Feb 2025
Consultation
4 Feb 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Feb 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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%).

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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