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Proposal
REAR: ONE Holly tree (T1)(ht.5m) FELL to ground level. REASON: Hard against the flank wall of the house, stump to be retained in situ, stem and lower branches in direct contact with the brickwork and its crown growing up into the elevation. A native pollinator will be planted as a replacement. ONE Olive tree (T2)(ht.6m) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 6m to 5m, SPREAD by 1m from 4m to 3m REASON: Mature Olive against the boundary wall, works to maintain in available space. ONE Plum tree (T3)(ht.8m) FELL to ground level. REASON: The closer of two plums to the building which has grown against the boundary wall & adjoining structure/building, to benefit growth of surrounding vegetation. A native pollinator will be planted as a replacement in a more suitable location. ONE Plum tree (T4)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 5m to 3m, reduce over-extended branch by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m on N compass point & by 1m from 4.5m to 3.5m on remaining compass points. REASON: One-sided tree, over-extended branch & to balance overall structure. ONE Apricot tree (T5)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 5m to 4m, SPREAD by 1m from 4m to 3m REASON: General maintenance of congested crown, tree has grown beyond a size that can be maintained or harvested from ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from Lewisham's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Checked on 21 October 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £715,000 in May 2009. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2008, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. Lewisham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.
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 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15232982
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15232982
- Neighbours
- 20 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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