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4, Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PF

Granted Lewisham 08/070356 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Reduce to previous pollard points a Sycamore tree AREA TPO at the rear of 4 Westwood Place, SE26.

As published by the council, reference 08/070356

Application record

Reference
08/070356
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
25 Nov 2008
Validated
21 Oct 2008
Decided
24 Nov 2008
Ward
Sydenham
Postcode
SE26 6PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2008: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/08/070116/FT Refused

    4, Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PF

    Fell a Horse Chestnut tree AREA TPO, at the rear of 4 Westwood Place, SE26. AMENDED DETAILS

    Decided 24 Nov 2008 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2008

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 24 Nov 2008

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 25 Nov 2008

    Received by Lewisham

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Reigate

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Documents

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1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 24 November 2008, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 7 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF

    DC/21/122654 Submitted 13 Jul 2021 0m away

    REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(in TPO area)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE by 3-4m from 18m to 14m. Reason: general maintenance, health and safety, decay cavity, light improvement. London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Tree Preservation Order, 1988. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain the horse chestnut is greatly appreciated for amenity, urban greening, wildlife, environmental, wellbeing benefits and climate change mitigation especially as the tree is close to the Hillcrest Estate/High Level Drive Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) area of remnant ancient woodland.

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  • 1 Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE266PF

    DC/06/063626/FT Submitted 7 Sep 2006 0m away

    Crown reduce and crown thin by up to 30% a Sycamore tree, AREA TPO, to the rear of 1 Westwood Place, SE26 and retrospective application for two limbs previously removed.

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  • 4, Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PF

    DC/08/070116/FT Submitted 21 Oct 2008 0m away

    Fell a Horse Chestnut tree AREA TPO, at the rear of 4 Westwood Place, SE26. AMENDED DETAILS

    Refused Trees 1 doc

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    DC/24/138479 Submitted 17 Dec 2024 0m away

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  • 7 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF

    DC/16/099385 Submitted 7 Dec 2016 0m away

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  • 1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF

    DC/16/099135 Submitted 15 Nov 2016 0m away

    To the South East of Property 1 Westwood Place within an Embankment:ONE Sycamore (T1) FELL and Treat Stump with an Appropriate Herbicide to Prevent Regrowth.Within a Strip of Land on the Eastern Boundary between Westwood Place and Ormanton Road:ONE Horse Chestnut (T2) Crown Lift to Approximately 6 meters and to Cut Back Branches to Old Prunning Points and Remove All Major DeadwoodONE Sycamore (T3) Crown Reduce All Round by up to approximately 2.5 meters.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

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