DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

This site has had 3 applications since 2009: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/21/122679 Granted

  DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  REAR: ONE Cedar (T1)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 15m to 12m on the Eastern compass point. REAR: ONE Conifer (T2)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 8m to 5m on the Southern compass point. Reason: for clearance from flats, improve light conditions. Informative A: the retention of trees for amenity, urban greening, wildlife, environmental, wellbeing benefits and climate change mitigation is greatly appreciated.

  Decided 19 Aug 2021 Trees
• DC/09/071604 Withdrawn

  DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  Fell a Horse Chestnut tree T4 to the rear of Durham Court, 50 Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Decided 26 Oct 2010 Trees

1. 12 Apr 2018

   Received by Lewisham

2. 25 Apr 2018

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Jul 2018

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 16 July 2018, 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.

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.

• DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  DC/21/122679 Submitted 14 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Cedar (T1)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 15m to 12m on the Eastern compass point. REAR: ONE Conifer (T2)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 8m to 5m on the Southern compass point. Reason: for clearance from flats, improve light conditions. Informative A: the retention of trees for amenity, urban greening, wildlife, environmental, wellbeing benefits and climate change mitigation is greatly appreciated.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  DC/09/071604 Submitted 26 May 2009 50 yards away

  Fell a Horse Chestnut tree T4 to the rear of Durham Court, 50 Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Withdrawn Trees

• 1-6 DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  DC/12/080686/FT Submitted 29 Jun 2012 50 yards away

  The installation of replacement double glazed, aluminium sliding sash and casement windows within timber sub-frames and replacement timber doors to Flats 1-6 Durham Court, Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 1-6 DURHAM COURT, BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UJ

  DC/12/80686/FT Submitted 29 Jun 2012 50 yards away

  The installation of replacement double glazed, aluminium sliding sash and casement windows within timber sub-frames and replacement timber doors to Flats 1-6 Durham Court, Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 40 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL

  DC/26/142850 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Retrospective planning permission for the installation of timber casement windows to the front and rear elevations at 40 Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 58 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL

  DC/25/141744 Submitted 8 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Copper Beech (TPO T1) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 20m to ht.17m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 4m from 20m to 16m. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions for owner & neighbouring properties, ongoing repeat maintenance cycle. The London Borough of Lewisham (58 Breakspears Road London SE4) Tree Preservation Order 2010. Informative A: huge thank you for maintaining the tree for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 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/26/144620 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
• DC/26/145009 Awaiting decision

  CLARENDON HOTEL, 8-16 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RW

  REAR: ONE: Beech Tree ( T4) ( TPO T34 of TPO 1976 ) Height approx. 25+m. FELL to ground level. REASON: For health & safety reasons we request the tree be completely felled due to disease. The tree is in a private car park within the hotel boundry.The tree branches are incredibly fragile & prone to breakage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees