FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

This site has had 5 applications since 2013: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/25/141778 Granted

  FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  FRONT: ONE Holm Oak (T1/TPO T10)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to ht.6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 7m to 4m. Reason: routine maintenance, tree has become very overgrown, growing into other trees, to benefit tree health. The London Borough of Lewisham (46 - 48 Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London SE23) Tree Preservation order 1995 Informative A: thank you for retaining the Holm oak for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: replacement front trees are encouraged as 5x TPO horse chestnuts have been lost over time - species suggested to enhance the frontage and the remaining TPO yew are such as magnolia, pear, crab apple, Laburnum. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Decided 3 Nov 2025 Trees
• DC/25/140668 Withdrawn

  FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  FRONT: ONE Holm Oak tree (T1 T10 in TPO) CROWN REDUCTION by 4m from 10 to 6m, Spread by 3m from 7m to 4m. (Tree is situated behind the boundary fence near the alleyway leading to railway bridge) ONE Elm tree (T2) Ht 3.5m FELL to ground level. REASON: Tree is dead. (Situated next to T1) ONE Elm tree (T3) Ht 2m FELL to ground level. REASON: Tree is dead. (Situated next to T1 and T2)

  Decided 25 Jul 2025 Trees
• DC/14/89644 Withdrawn

  FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  T1 Oak to the front left hand side of driveway; fell to ground level

  Decided 13 Nov 2014 Trees
• DC/13/082371 Withdrawn

  FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  T1 - Oak - 20% reduction due to apparent subsidence T2 - 5No. Sycamore - There is evidence of structural movement on the building (young trees). Therefore to reduce uptake of water and possible movement these Sycamore?s can be re pollarded to previous growth points T3 - 3No. Yew - Tight Trim ? retain as topiary T4 - Horse Chestnut - Suffering from Heart Wood decay and next to public steps. Fell to ground level T5 - Sycamore - 20% reduction to reduce subsidence risk T6 - Ash - 20% reduction to reduce subsidence risk

  Decided 21 Jun 2017 Trees

1. 27 Oct 2014

   Received by Lewisham

2. 13 Nov 2014

   Decision issued: Closed internally

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before Lewisham decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• 46 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  DC/13/85020 Submitted 24 Sep 2013 50 yards away

  Rear Garden For the Location of the Trees is the Attached Plan from the 1995 Individual Order:-ONE Copper Beech (T1 within the 1995 Order) Remove the THREE Lowest Primary Scaffold Branches as Marked on the Accompanying Digital Image and Crown Thin by up to 20%.ONE Pear (T2 within the 1995 Order) Reduce the Vertical Height of the Pear by up to 1 metre.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• PAVEMENT OS, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  DC/10/076180/FT Submitted 20 Dec 2010 50 yards away

  Licence notification in respect of the installation of 1 equipment cabinet measuring 1200mm x 450mm x 1600 mm (H).

  Granted Telecoms 2 docs

• PAVEMENT OS, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR

  DC/10/76180/FT Submitted 20 Dec 2010 50 yards away

  Licence notification in respect of the installation of 1 equipment cabinet measuring 1200mm x 450mm x 1600 mm (H).

  Granted Telecoms 2 docs

• 46 Dacres Road, London, SE23 2NR

  DC/08/069751/FT Submitted 3 Sep 2008 50 yards away

  The construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of 46 Dacres Road SE23 to provide additional living accommodation.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 46 Dacres Road, London, SE23 2NR

  DC/08/069752 Submitted 3 Sep 2008 50 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the construction of a dormer roof extension in the side roof slope of 46 Dacres Road SE23.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 46 Dacres Road, London, SE23 2NR

  DC/08/069294/FT Submitted 4 Jul 2008 50 yards away

  The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of 46 Dacres Road SE23.

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/145119 Awaiting decision

  43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EN

  FRONT: ONE Lime tree (T1) Ht 15m FELL to ground level & treat stump REASON: A remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. To limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property. To limit the extent and need for costly CO2e emissions relating to alternative engineering repair works at the insured property. It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 2024 DC/24/135159

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/145120 Awaiting decision

  45A DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EN

  FRONT: ONE False Acacia tree (T2) Ht 10m FELL to ground level and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved). REASON: Proposed as a remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. The above tree works are proposed to limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 45 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER DC/24/136999

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144620 Granted

  249A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4QD

  FRONT: THREE Lime (T1,T2,T3)(ht.7-8m) carefully re pollard the crown back to old points aproximately 3 metres of regrowth FRONT: ONE hornbeam (T4)(ht.8m) reduce the overall size of crown by 3 metres. These trees are causing excessive shading

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144984 Granted

  9 EXETER PLACE, LONDON, SE26 6AB

  REAR (fronting Wells Park Rd) ONE Sycamore (T2, in TPO A1)(ht.12-14m) FELL by dismantling to safe standing stem or high stump. Reason: health & safety, the tree is in severe physiological and structural decline, leaning towards the road, several branches have already failed, and although a small amount of live growth remains, the tree has no meaningful long-term viability, the significantly compromised structure presents an unacceptable risk of further branch or whole-tree failure onto highway. The proposed removal is necessary to eliminate the risk. The replacement tree is to be a large canopy species planted as near as practicable to the original location. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957. Informative A: thank you for proposing 4x replacement trees, 1x is required to be a large canopy tree to replace the TPO tree and to maintain the treed boundary character to Wells Park Road for public streetscape amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change ? Hornbeam, Hop hornbeam, sessile oak, Japanese Pagoda Tree, walnut (Juglans regia), Italian alder or grey alder, Caucasian Elm (Zelkova carpinifolia), small leaved lime, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica) - see further planting details below. Informative B: thank you for planting additional voluntary trees for screening, to improve species diversity, and the setting of the property. Informative C: thank you also for looking to retain a safe standing stem/high stump and creating habitat log piles with some dead wood arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144936 Granted

  12 PRINCETHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PF

  REAR: ONE Lombardy Poplar (T1)(ht.16m) CROWN REDUCE by 10-11m to ht.5-6m, REDUCE SPREAD from 10m to 5m to create new pollard. Reason: multi-stemmed tree has had a major stem failure exposing large cavity approx.2m above gd level. Remaining stem above cavity is weighted towards neighbouring properties and a crown reduction to reduce weight and sail above cavity is urgently needed to minimise risk of future failures. Merely reducing the one stem would drastically change the balance of the overall canopy and exposure to wind would be likely to cause more failures on the remaining stems. Crown reduction is required for safety to reduce overall canopy to approximately 5-6m from ground level (please see annotated photo) to create a new pollard. Informative A: thank you for managing the tree by safe reduction to retain as a low pollard for rear amenity, wildlife and canopy shade to reduce heatwave temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees