The Park Hill 95 London Road, London, SE23 3UT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/140979 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Hawthorn (0572)(ht.6m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approx.3m from 6m to 3-4m, REDUCE EASTERN SPREAD by 3m from 6m to 3m. REASON: to remove sub-dominant stems pushing fence panel, asymmetric crown with moderate lean to east over footpath and encroaching lamp column. FRONT: ONE Ash (1391)(approx.ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 7m to 4m on east compass. REASON: wide spreading crown overhanging parking area & road, to mitigate encroachment towards building. REAR: ONE Elder (0575)(ht.7m) FELL. REASON: Multi stemmed & ivy congested. 1x failed stem. Suspect remaining structural integrity to be poor. Minor lean & dominance to North. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the ash and hawthorn. Informative B: regarding the elder (0575) height reduction or coppice is encouraged to enable regrowth and retention of vegetation cover on the sloping area between the two level areas at the rear of The Park flats, to retain rear public amenity, wildlife habitat and shade to reduce high temperatures in hot summers due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
9 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
9 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2025

Approved on 29 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Forest Hill 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 · Forest Hill Article 4(3) 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 143 m away: Horniman Gardens; Local nature reserve about 495 m away: Sydenham Hill Wood and Fern Bank; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Air quality management area about 22 m away: Lewisham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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, 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Lewisham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
SE23 3UT
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Sept 2025
Ward
Forest Hill
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
29 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 6 days faster than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
614decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13830383
Planning Portal ref
PP-13830383
Neighbours
9 Sept 2025
Consultation
9 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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