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DC/25/138763 - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

REAR: THREE Ash (TPO T1, TPO T3, TPO T5) LATERAL REDUCE by approx.2m from 3m to 1m on S compass. Reason: branches from the trees in rear garden 52 Lee Park overhang rear garden of 76 Shearman Road, overhanging branches will be reduced by approximately 2 metres to 1 metre towards boundary, pruning to suitable growth points to reduce shade. The London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate No.8) Tree Preservation Order 1976 Informative A: the sensitive works to retain the trees health and aesthetics is greatly appreciated for rear amenity, wildlife, wellbeing and environmental benefits. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with some arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jan 2025
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Validated
3 Feb 2025
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Approved
17 Feb 2025

Approved on 17 Feb 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 17 Feb 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Site location plan Site Location Plan · 29 Jan 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 22 Jan 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG Tree image 1 Photographs · 4 Feb 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree image 2 Photographs · 4 Feb 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree image 3 Photographs · 4 Feb 2025 View ↗ IMG Tree schedule Case Copy Documents · 29 Jan 2025 View ↗ IMG From tpo map Tree location Case Copy Documents · 29 Jan 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 123-133, Lee Park Se3, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 8 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.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 12 m away: Blackheath
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SE3 9HZ
Received
21 Jan 2025
Validated
3 Feb 2025
Ward
Blackheath
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Mar 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Feb 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 12 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

Statutory expiry
31 Mar 2025
Env. assessment
No

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings