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DC/26/144052 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

THREE Silver birch (T1, T2, T3) CROWN THINNING by 20% maintaining the current height of 4m and width of 3m ONE Magnolia (T4) CROWN REDUCTION from 5m to 4m and height from 4m to 3m ONE Acer (T5) CROWN THINNING by 20%, maintaining the same height of 2.5m and width of 2.5m ONE Acer (T6) CROWN LIFT to 1m & CROWN THINNING by 20%, maintaining the same height of 3m and width of 3m ONE Maple (T7) HEIGHT REDUCTION from 2.5m to 2m and maintain the same width of 2m ONE Poplar (T8) HEIGHT REDUCTION from 8m to 6m, maintaining the same width of 4m… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
13 May 2026
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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Lee Manor conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Small HMO Northern Extension · Lee Manor Article 4(2) Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
SE12 8LL
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Lee Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treesawrus Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 10 days slower than Lewisham's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
301decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14941862
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
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Other 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