31a Crescent Way, London, SE4 1QL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Indian Bean Tree (T1)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m from 14m to 10m, LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 8m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: mature Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa bignonioides) stands in the front garden of the property, between the house and Crescent Way. The tree has previously been reduced and is managed on a cyclical maintenance programme. Regrowth from the previous reduction points has now extended the crown back over the front elevation of the house and the front path. The proposed works will maintain the tree's existing shape and form, keeping it in proportion to its position close to the building, and reducing the end-weight carried on regrowth from previous reductions. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 7 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £100,000 in May 1998. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, 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
- SE4 1QL
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Ladywell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 20 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lewisham's median of 27 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 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15230974
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15230974
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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