74 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/24/137528 Granted

  74 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  FRONT: ONE Purple plum (T1)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 7m to 6m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 6m to 4m. CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. Reason: to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic, overhangs the pavement so work to lift canopy to 3m above ground level and prevent future issues. REAR: ONE dead Elder (T2)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: the tree has died, removal for health and safety reasons. Some timber will be left as lying deadwood. Tree replanting proposed: Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Snow Queen' under duty to replace. Informative A: Duty to replace - the proposed replacement tree is greatly appreciated for amenity, urban greening, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative C: the proposal to leave some timber as lying deadwood for wildlife habitat and biodiversity is hugely welcome, safe standing deadwood is also valuable for wildlife.

  Decided 21 Oct 2024 Trees

1. 8 Oct 2019

   Received by Lewisham

2. 24 Oct 2019

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• 54D MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/19/113273 Submitted 29 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  REAR: TWO Conifers (T1, T2)(approx.ht 7-8m) FELL. Reason: supressed by the previously adjacent wide spreading cypresses, low amenity value.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• LAND TO THE REAR OF 90 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/19/114916 Submitted 6 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Demolition of the existing building at the rear of 90 Manor Avenue SE4 and excavation of ground to construct a two storey building to be used as an artist's studio (Use Class B1/B1c).

  Granted Full applications Demolition 10 docs

• 116 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/20/115607 Submitted 5 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Tree Preservation Order: The London Borough of Lewisham 116 Manor Avenue London SE4 1TE Tree Preservation Order 2020. Number 2020/1/G, made pursuant the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Made 13/01/2020. Confirmed 07/07/2020.

  Withdrawn Trees 2 docs

• 94 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/23/130592 Submitted 1 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Pear (T1)(ht.unknown) FELL. Reason: advanced decay in the base of the tree, the tree is also moving in the ground. Duty to replace applies ? see informatives. Informative A: Duty to replace applies if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents a risk of serious harm: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance, para 121. Informative B: replacement tree species such as pear, crab apple, wild cherry, medlar, mulberry. Informative C: please leave timber in the garden to create habitat wood piles, and/ or a 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees

• 62 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/21/121211 Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Details submitted in compliance with Condition 3 (Materials and Detailing) of planning permission DC/20/118139 dated 29/10/2020 for the construction of a replacement lower ground floor extension with patios to the rear of 62 Manor Avenue, SE4, together with the construction of a replacement ground floor side extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs

• 88 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE

  DC/19/113173 Submitted 22 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Laurel (T1) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 4-5m from approx.ht.6m to 1.5m. Reason: to allow for scaffolding for maintenance works.

  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