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Proposal
FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to ht.7m, REDUCE SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions. REAR: ONE Oak (T2)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.11m REDUCE SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: is not a good specimen, a boundary wall within 2m has a high potential for damage, will improve space for the semi-mature Oak's canopy to develop, to replace with a native pollinator in a more suitable location. Informative A: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated, suggested replacement species are such as: bird cherry, crab apple, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Alder buckthorn, elder, hawthorn, pear, goat willow, Amelanchier, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonicus), Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus), Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate), Bee-bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), Parrottia persica. Informative B: huge thank you for retaining other trees for 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 24 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE12 8PY
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lee Green
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 15 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →
Public comments
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14408122
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14408122
- Neighbours
- 31 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 31 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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