Bayley Walk Rear Of 121 Woolwich Road London SE2 0DL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01157/T - Works to Trees under Tree Preservation Approved

Proposal

Works to a Sycamore Maple tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

Local nature reserve 46 m away: Lesnes Abbey Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Bexley 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 478 m away: Abbey Wood SSSI; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1317 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Metropolitan Open Land 46 m away; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Bexley
Application type
Works to Trees under Tree Preservation
Postcode
SE2 0DL
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
WEST HEATH
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission Granted with Conditions
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than Bexley's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15008068
Planning Portal ref
PP-15008068
Neighbours
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bexley
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#5 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bexley is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #17 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bexley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #106 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #69 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #17 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #17 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
90 decided
1,324
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026