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Proposal
SIDE: ONE Yew (T1)(ht.7m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by up to 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m on N compass.� Reason: clearance for scaffolding for roof repairs.� FRONT: ONE dead Sycamore (T2)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: safety, dead tree within falling distance of footpath & road. Duty to replace applies, to be planted during end October 2026 ? end March 2027. (see ref DC/26/145641 for T3 at no.125) Informative A: thank you for retaining yew tree (T1) for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: 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. Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). See also ref: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative C: replacement tree species for dead (T2) to be a large canopy species such as: small leaved lime, oak, Robinia, Norway maple, wild cherry, beech, field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), Bird cherry, Tulip Tree, hornbeam, hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Indian horse chestnut, Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia), Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), Liquidambar, Bee-bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), Turkish hazel, Turkey oak, Holm oak, Caucasian elm (Zelkova carpinifolia), Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) to maintain the urban forest canopy and mitigate climate emergency. Informative D: please retain safe high stump of dead (T2) and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
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Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
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- SIDE: ONE Yew (T1)(ht.7m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by up to 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m on N compass.� Reason: clearance for scaffolding…
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- 0 m123-133, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 13 m135, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 24 m137, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 38 m139-143, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 73 m119 and 121, Lee Park Se3Grade II
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Decided in 5 days from validation, 20 days faster than Lewisham's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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