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Proposal
REAR: ONE Leyland Cypress and 6x dead saplings (T1)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: tree touching neighbouring roof and fencing. REAR: ONE Leyland Cypress in a pot (T2)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.2m to ht.3.8m. LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m to 1.5m. Reason: routine maintenance, too large for environment. REAR: ONE dead Elder (T3)(ht.6m) POLLARD by 3m to ht.3m (im above fencing). Reason: to retain dead standing wood for wildlife and biodiversity. Duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE Leyland Cypress (T4)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT by 4m to 6m above ground level, existing crown 2m above ground level. Reason: to provide clearance. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining dead standing timber and for maintaining a treed and vegetated rear garden for amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: Duty to plant a replacement for the dead elder (T3) applies, suggested species: elder, hawthorn or crab apple. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 6
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £71,500 in April 1997. Semi-detached house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE23 3PA
- Received
- 27 May 2025
- Validated
- 28 May 2025
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jul 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 10 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree works. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.
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 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14050936
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14050936
- Neighbours
- 11 Jun 2025
- Consultation
- 11 Jun 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Jul 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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