ST JOHNS CHURCH, ST JOHNS VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

1. 28 Nov 2018

   Received by Lewisham

2. 21 Feb 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Mar 2019

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 10 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 27 March 2019, 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.

• 9A ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/19/111333 Submitted 7 Mar 2019 50 yards away

  Main Roof Renew - Lay new precast concrete/coping stone to roof ridge to match existing - 8 lm Renew - Fascia, soffit, bargeboards to pitched roof - 28 lm Decorations - Fascia, soffit, bargeboard - 28lm Repair - Rake out and repoint brickwork to chimney stack - 4sqM Decorations to various windows and doors to all elevations - to match existing colour

  Withdrawn Full applications Windows or glazing

• 5 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/19/111332 Submitted 7 Mar 2019 50 yards away

  Main Roof - Repair - Rake out and repoint chimney brickwork - 4sqm Main Roof - Renew - 1nr Velux window to roof - Window A - to front elevation Front Elevation - Renew - Front main entrance door to number 5 and number 7 St Johns Vale.

  Withdrawn Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing +1

• 1 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/23/130621 Submitted 3 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  This is being used for Redaction purposes only. Lauren

  Withdrawn Householder
  Domestic

• 9-11 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/19/110314 Submitted 2 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Repair and redecorate windows, cills and doors, renewal and repair of fascia and soffits, replace precast concrete/coping stone to roof, repoint brickwork to chimney stack and render wall at lower ground level at 9 and 11 St John's Vale SE8.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 5-7 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/19/110313 Submitted 2 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Installation of a roof light in the roof at flats 5 and 7 St Johns Vale SE8, together with installation of replacement front main entrance doors and re-point chimney brickwork.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer 7 docs

• ST JOHN'S VICARAGE, 2 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EA

  DC/25/142395 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Holm Oak (T1)(ht.14m) LATERAL REDUCE on NE compass by 2.5m to give 2m clearance from Vicarage. Reason: to provide clearance from Vicarage and first floor window. REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T2)(ht.15m) FELL. Reason: substantial main stem decay in basal area, health and safety. REAR: ONE dead Sycamore (T3)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: small dead tree, close to boundary with neighbours rear garden, duty to replace applies. Informative A: T3 dead sycamore - duty to replace applies for dead trees or trees removed under 5 day notice in a conservation area - the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species if it is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, ref Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated to maintain the treed setting of the church, species such as: Indian Horse chestnut, small leaved lime, hornbeam, Hop hornbeam, Japanese Pagoda Tree, Robinia, Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Italian alder, Hackberry, Kentucky Coffee Tree. Informative C: please retain safe standing stem of Horse Chestnut (T2), as possible bats are roosting in cavities as well as other wildlife and for biodiversity, and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: The Bat Conservation Trust advises checking thoroughly for roosting bats before and during tree works with soft fell process followed to proceed with care and with cut timber left grounded over night to allow any bats to make their way out. Informative E: huge thank you for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife, flood mitigation, improving air quality and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change.

  Granted Trees 6 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/26/145120 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