97 Cranfield Road, London, SE4 1TR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Sycamore tree (T1) 58 Breaskpears Rd Ht 15m LATERAL REDUCTION SPREAD by 1m from 5m to 4m on W compass point. REASON: To prevent squirrels gaining access to the neighboring roof. The tree has been reduced previously; work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. Permission has been granted by owners. ONE Lime tree (T2) 58 Breaskpears Rd Ht 15m LATERAL REDUCTION SPREAD by 1m from 5m to 4m on W compass point. REASON: To prevent squirrels gaining access to the neighboring roof. The tree has been reduced previously; work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. Permission has been granted by owners. ONE Laurel tree (T3) 95 Cranfield Rd CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 8m to 6m Spread by 2m from 8m to 6m. REASON: To bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Permission has been granted by owners. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE4 1TR
- Received
- 3 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Jul 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 4 Jul 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 31 days from validation, 5 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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14068436
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14068436
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jul 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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