40 Ashmead Road, London, SE8 4DX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
ONE Holly (T1) Ht: 9m - CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to leave a 5m tree and clip round the outside foliage to tidy. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 10
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 June 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Lewisham
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- SE8 4DX
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A.N. Rowland Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 4 days faster than Lewisham's median of 25 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 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15039048
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15039048
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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.
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