54 Wood Vale, London, SE23 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/138826 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

REAR: ONE Bay (T1)(ht.4m) FELL to ground and remove stump. Reason: The tree has bolted and is becoming too Large. REAR: ONE Pear (T2)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 5m to 4m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 5m to 4m on all compass points. Reason: General maintenance, reduce vertical growth. REAR: ONE Apple (T3)(ht.4m) CROWN THIN by 20%, CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5m from 4m to 3.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 0.5m from 4m to 3.5m on all compass points. Reason: Reduce shoots to open crown and encourage good growth and fruit production. REAR: ONE Cotoneaster (T4)(ht.4m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 4m to 3m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 5m to 3m on W & N compass points. Reason: Reduce back limbs extending towards house and over lawn to give a balance and more compact shape. REAR: ONE Cherry (T5)(ht.5m) CROWN THIN by 20%, CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m , REDUCE RADIUS by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m on all compass points. Reason: Reduce shoots to open crown and encourage good growth and fruit production. REAR (no.52): ONE Sycamore (T6)(ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCTION of lowest branch by 3m from 5m to 2m on N compass point. Reason: Cut back branches encroaching on our garden and the shed. REAR NATURE TRAIL: ONE Oak (T7)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 5m to 2m on N & SW compass points. Reason: Cut back branches encroaching on our garden. Informative A: native tree planting is encouraged in the garden to support the woodland, wildlife and green infrastructure of the Horniman Nature trail to the rear, species such as field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree, hawthorn, hazel, alder buckthorn, bird cherry, holly, wild cherry. 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
27 Jan 2025
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Validated
24 Feb 2025
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Consultation
24 Feb 2025
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Approved
14 Mar 2025

Approved on 14 Mar 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

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 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.
Air quality management area: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Air Quality Management Area
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 222 m away: Horniman Gardens; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 50 m away; Tree preservation order about 29 m away: 83 Wood Vale.
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, 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 £962,500 in October 2007. Terraced house, freehold.

24 October 2007£962,500

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
SE23 3ED
Received
27 Jan 2025
Validated
24 Feb 2025
Ward
Forest Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Mar 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 8 days faster 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
24 Feb 2025
Consultation
24 Feb 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.