Kemsley, Lewisham Park, London, SE13 6QW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/144684 - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT (to Lewisham High St): ONE Copper Beech (0040)(T2 in TPO) Ht.10m CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level Reason: Highway and street lamp clearance. Within raised planter & restricted rooting environment. Widespread crown overhanging footpath. Lamp column adjacent. FRONT (to Lewisham High St): ONE False Acacia (5237)(T3 in TPO) Ht.12m CROWN LIFT to 2m above ground level Reason: Highway and street lamp clearance. Overhangs footpath. FRONT (to Lewisham High St): ONE Crab Apple (5240) Ht 2m FELL - (not in TPO). Reason: Dead tree - Following findings from a tree survey. Duty to replace dead tree in conservation area. . REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL: We will replace the dead apple with another apple, so a like for like replacement. The whip will be 1-1.5m as you have requested. The tree will be protected with support from a stake, mulch will be added around the base and due to the size and girth of the tree, we will also provide a strimmer guard to go around the base of the tree to protect from any possible strimmer damage. The London Borough of Lewisham (Lewisham Park Estate, London SE13) Tree Preservation Order 2008. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Sketch plan Case Copy Drawings · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree location map Case Copy Drawings · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Inspection report Case Copy Documents · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 0040 Tree photo 3 Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 5237 Tree photo 2 Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 5240 Tree photo 1 Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 0040 copper beech Tree photo 2 Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 5237 false acacia Tree photo 1 Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

Lewisham Park 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
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 40 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SE13 6QW
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Ladywell
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
456decided 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 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15073522
Planning Portal ref
PP-15073522
Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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