Planning application
98 WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Yew (T1) REMOVE BRANCH - large moribund, low arising branch (hanging over rear garden of 96A Westwood Hill) The London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Tree Preservation Order 1988. Informative: Where a tree is on the boundary and is the joint responsibility of the applicant and the neighbour, or where consent is sought for trees on adjacent properties, any necessary agreements or permissions from the owner(s) need to be obtained before carrying out any work that may be permitted by the LPA.
As published by the council, reference DC/19/112132
Application record
- Reference
- DC/19/112132
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 May 2019
- Validated
- 2 May 2019
- Decided
- 16 May 2019
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE26 6PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 May 2019
Received by Lewisham
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16 May 2019
Decision issued: Granted
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30 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewisham granted permission on 16 May 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.
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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