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MOUNTACRE CLOSE, SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6SX

Granted Lewisham DC/19/114030 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Laurel S1 FELL. FRONT: ONE Maple T1 Maple FELL Reason: The large shrub and tree have been implicated in subsidence of rear left projection, Category 0, negligible, of the neighbouring property. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957 (Dome Hill Park, Sydenham Hill) Informative: it is greatly appreciated that the management of the trees is sensitive to the wooded landscape of Sydenham Hill within the Upper Sydenham Special Character Area. As the trees are considered in the Arboriculture Survey to be younger than the property c.1964, they are unlikely to have been growing at the time the area TPO was made in 1957. Therefore while they are within the TPO area A1, they are likely not to be technically protected by the TPO.

As published by the council, reference DC/19/114030

Application record

Reference
DC/19/114030
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
25 Sep 2019
Validated
25 Sep 2019
Decided
24 Oct 2019
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE26 6SX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2019

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 24 Oct 2019

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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A.N. Rowland Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1995 · London

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 24 October 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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