1-8 Mendip Close, London, SE26 4LB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/140837 - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Fraxinus excelsior TREE (9150) Ht 12m, sprd 9m CROWN LIFT to 2.5m over footpath. REASON: Crown suppressed on West compass point. Overhanging footpath. ONE Wild Cherry tree (0872) CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from 9m to 6m, Spread by 2m from 6m to 4m on N compass point & 2m from 5m to 3m on all remaining compass points. REASON: Broad spreading crown overhangs parking area & private garden. 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

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2025
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Approved
13 Aug 2025

Approved on 13 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Statement of works Case Copy Documents · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree location map Case Copy Drawings · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG 0872 Tree photo 2 Photographs · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 9150 Tree photo Photographs · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Cobbs Corner 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Small HMO Northern Extension. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 415 m away: Dacres Wood; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 13 m away; Town centre about 44 m away: Sydenham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
SE26 4LB
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
16 Jul 2025
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
13 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
614decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14180583
Planning Portal ref
PP-14180583
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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