19 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL

1. 20 Dec 2018

   Received by Lewisham

2. 8 Jan 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Feb 2019

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 10 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 28 February 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.

• 11 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL

  DC/19/111733 Submitted 3 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Construction of a single storey rear extension and side roof extension at 11 Hall Drive SE26, together with the insertion of a 2 rooflights into the side roofslopes and a Velux "Cabrio" rooflight (opening and projecting rooflight) into the rear roofslope.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL

  DC/25/141305 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Construction of a rear dormer extension and installation of two front rooflights at 1 HALL DRIVE, SE26.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
  Domestic

• 75 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL

  DC/25/142059 Submitted 6 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  FRONT/SIDE (no.75): ONE Ash (TPO T15)(approx.ht.14m) FELL leaving high stump and replace. Reason: large decay cavity under the stem into the roots, health & safety, high target risk as public space. Duty to replace applies - see informative A and C. FRONT (Crescent Green, opp no.37): ONE Maple (Acer negundo) (TPO T10) (approx.ht.12m) LOW POLLARD by approx.7m to approx.ht.5m. Reason: tree snapped out in 1987 storm, crown regrown, stem hollowed by decay, low pollard of the crown required to retain the tree, health & safety, high target risk as public space. London Borough of Lewisham (Hall Drive) Tree Preservation Order 1971. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement TPO tree when there is an urgent necessity to remove the tree because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 79 and 80 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative B: please retain a high stump of ash (TPO T15) for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Informative C: replacement tree planting for the ash (TPO T15) is required for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, replacement species to be a suitable large canopy tree species selected from: hornbeam, sessile oak, Wild Service Tree, Bird cherry, Small leaved lime, black poplar, Italian Alder, tulip tree, Norway maple, hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Indian horse chestnut, Sweet chestnut, Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) - see below for further tree replacement details. Informative D: a replacement tree for the maple (TPO T10) is encouraged prior to further decline, suggested species as Informative C. Informative E: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 7 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL

  DC/21/121467 Submitted 22 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing garage, utility room, chimney and rear bay, and the construction of a single storey rear extension, two-storey side extension, new hipped roof form, rear roof extension, with 2 roof lights in the central flat roof area and 2 roof lights in the side roof slope at 7 Hall Drive, SE26; as well as replacement timber windows, doors and a single storey outbuilding in the rear garden. DC/21/121467 granted

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XB

  DC/19/111000 Submitted 14 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: TWO Horse Chestnut (T1 & T2) CROWN THIN by 20%, LATERAL REDUCTION by 1-1.5m from 8m to 6.5m, HEIGHT REDUCTION by 1m from 15m to 14m. The London Borough of Lewisham 14 Hall Drive London SE26 Tree Preservation Order 2006.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• FLAT 1, 2 LAWRIE PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6DN

  DC/19/112455 Submitted 29 May 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Robinia (T1) REDUCE RADIUS by 3m, from 7m to 4m on NW and SW compass points to clear roofline and windows (for maintenance and to protect property) FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T2) CROWN LIFT to approx.3m above ground level (for clearance for highway, driveway and bin store). SIDE: ONE Robinia (T3) Remove two crossing branches (to prevent branch failure, health and safety issue). SIDE: ONE Cedar (T4) Remove lowest branch at approx.2m above ground level on NW compass point over garage access (vehicular clearance, health and safety issue).

  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/26/145120 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