2 Glebe Court, the Glebe, London, SE3 9TH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: at the front of the estate is a dead sycamore tree close to the front boundary and the public footpath. The tree is dead and presents a safety risk to residents and general public. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: duty applies to plant replacement trees for dead trees in conservation areas, suggested species to replace the dead sycamore: Robinia, whitebeam, paperbark maple, Magnolia Kobus, wild service tree, hawthorn, crab apple, pear, mulberry for streetscape amenity. Informative B: a second replacement tree is encouraged for the adjacent dead holly, felled ref , to maintain front tree amenity. Informative C: retaining safe standing dead stem or high stump is encouraged together with creating habitat log piles from arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 2
- FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: at the front of the estate is a dead sycamore tree close to the front boundary…
Site constraints 8
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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Decided in 17 days from validation, 9 days faster than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Last counted 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14028512
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14028512
- Neighbours
- 2 Jul 2025
- Consultation
- 2 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Jul 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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Referenced application
Council archive
2 GLEBE COURT, THE GLEBE, LONDON, SE3 9TH
FRONT: ONE dead Holly (T1)(ht.8-9m) remove all lateral branches back to main stem, remove one side stem. Reason: the tree is dead, retain main stem with ivy for habitat. FRONT: TWO sapling sycamore and holly (approx.ht.4-5m)(in G1) Remove saplings, epicormics, dead stems and ivy at base of mature sycamore. Reason: routine maintenance. REAR: ONE dead Lawson Cypress (T2)(ht.4-5m) FELL. Reason: the tree is dead. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain the treed frontage to The Glebe for streetscape amenity…
- Received
- 10 Sep 2021
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2021
- Outcome
- Approved
