39 Benson Road, London, SE23 3RL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Ash tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 12m to 11m Spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. REASON: To shape canopy, pruning to suitable points; maintaining natural aesthetic. To bring back to form, improve light conditions for owner & neighboring properties. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points. 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
Application progress
Approved on 10 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £885,000 in April 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE23 3RL
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14407755
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14407755
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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