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DC/26/145424 - Dead & Hazardous Trees Approved

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Monkey puzzle (T1) (ht.12-14m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. Reason: the tree is dead and presents a risk of branch and whole-tree failure onto the adjacent dwelling, public footway and highway junction.Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). See also ref: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative B: replacement tree species to replace visual amenity, for wildlife and to reduce high summer temperatures due to climate change such as Ginkgo biloba, Italian alder, Liquidambar, Gleditsia 'Skyline'tree, European Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree, (Gymnocladus dioicus), the Bee bee tree (Tetradium daniellii). Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Ladywell 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 · Ladywell Conservation Area Article 4 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Lewisham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Postcode
SE13 7JH
Received
13 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Ladywell
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 18 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
425decided 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 27 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.