Haberdashers Askes, Temple Grove Free School, Pepys Road, London, SE14 5SF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Cherry (T2)(ht.4m) FELL to 1m stump. Reason: supressed by adjacent tree, crown 80% dead. REAR: ONE Oak (T3)(ht.10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: clearance from building. REAR: ONE dead Box Elder (T4)(ht.2.5m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Maple (T6)(ht.3.4m) FELL. Reason: to allow new fence to be installed, duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Elm (T14)(ht.7m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies. Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays. Replacement tree planting under duty to replace, as agents email dated 13 July 2026 to be: 3x replacement trees, mixed species, selected from oak, elm, field maple, cherry, planted within the southern boundary woodland area where T4 & T6 are currently sited, the trees will be staked, tied, with bark mulch surround with frequent watering maintenance by facilities manager to ensure trees survive and thrive. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121; Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative B: huge thanks for planting 3x replacement trees to maintain the treed southern boundary, for the treed setting of the pupils garden and thanks also for retaining the other trees for tree amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 14
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
- SE14 5SF
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Telegraph Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 13 days faster than Lewisham's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Public comments
67% support · above the UK average of 15%
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15033166
- Neighbours
- 27 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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