54 Geoffrey Road, London, SE4 1NT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REAR: ONE Ash (T1)(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: multi-stemmed specimen with poor unions at the base, ongoing damage to the neighbouring fence and structural cracking in the neighbour's patio, removal to mitigate further risk and prevent additional property damage. A native pollinator will be planted as a replacement. Informative A: huge thank you for replacement tree planting elsewhere in the rear garden, for amenity, wildlife and to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change species such as: elder, crab apple, wayfaring tree, hawthorn, Amelanchier, hazel, quince (Cydonia oblonga,) Magnolia, alder buckthorn, winter flowering cherry, paperbark maple. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: remember to include gravel boards with hedgehog highway holes in fencing. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2009, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
Every application in Lewisham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
74-78 CEDARS MEWS, GEOFFREY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NT
REAR: ONE: Sycamore Tree (T1) Ht approx 12m. FELL to ground level REASON: The pr...
8A & 8B GEOFFREY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NT
Installation of replacement windows with timber sash windows to the front elevat...
2 GEOFFREY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NT
ONE Laurel (T1) (Height: 6m) CROWN REDUCTION HEIGHT by 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m, RED...
Nearby new applications
23A MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1PE
FRONT: TWO Conifer (T1& T2)(ht.13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 13m to 11m, R...
136 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UA
Construction of a single-storey infill extension, rear roof dormer and side roof...
4 TRESSILLIAN CRESCENT, LONDON, SE4 1QJ
Construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden and replacement of the existin...
24A TRESSILLIAN ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YB
Construction of an outbuilding to the rear of the garden of Flat A, 24 Tressilli...
168 MALPAS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1DH
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 19...
144 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UA
FRONT: ONE Robinia (T1)(ht.18m, spread 8m) FELL. Reason: causing damage to the b...
Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE4 1NT
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. 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 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14892671
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14892671
- Neighbours
- 19 May 2026
- Consultation
- 19 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Track this application
54 Geoffrey Road, London, SE4 1NT
Tracking this application
Not there after a minute? Check your junk folder. It's from alerts@plota.co.uk.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
