20 Westbourne Drive, London, SE23 2UP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Lime (T1)(ht.9m) RE-POLLARD by 4m to previous pollard points. Reason: repeat maintenance. FRONT:ONE Fraxinus excelsior (T2)(ht.7m)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 4m. Reason: Clearance from overhead cables. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
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, 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
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE23 2UP
- Received
- 4 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 4 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Perry Vale
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 4 Aug 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Connick Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 31 days from validation, 5 days slower than Lewisham's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14151654
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14151654
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Aug 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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Nearby activity
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