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DC/26/145065 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

0005 - 1x Elder and 1x Pittosporum. Pollard both trees at 2m. Height 4m. Close to building with upper crown dieback - Following findings from a tree survey. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Tree survey report Case Copy Documents · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Tree location map Case Copy Drawings · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sketch plan Case Copy Drawings · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG 0005 Tree photo Photographs · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Forest Hill 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
Small HMO Northern Extension · Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 171 m away: Horniman Gardens; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Air quality management area about 11 m away: Lewisham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
SE23 3UZ
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Forest Hill
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
11 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 26 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
425decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160021
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings