MIDWOOD, DOME HILL PARK, LONDON, SE26 6SP

1. 22 Oct 2019

   Received by Lewisham

2. 21 Nov 2019

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 21 November 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.

• 5 TALISMAN SQUARE, LONDON, SE26 6XY

  DC/19/112279 Submitted 14 May 2019 100 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the retention of a rear extension, outbuildings, and front porch enclosure at 5 Talisman Square SE26.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 TALISMAN SQUARE, LONDON, SE26 6XY

  DC/19/114290 Submitted 15 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the retention of a rear extension, outbuildings, and front porch enclosure at 5 Talisman Square SE26.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 TALISMAN SQUARE, LONDON, SE26 6XY

  DC/19/112649 Submitted 11 Jun 2019 100 yards away

  REAR: ONE Sweet Chestnut (T1, within A2 in TPO) LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 7m to 4m at the eastern compass point to appropriate prune points. Reason: the branch is overhanging the rear garden of 7 Talisman Square. The tree is in the rear garden of Midwood, Dome Hill Park which is on higher ground than Talisman square, and lateral reduction will alleviate shade, and wind and weight loading on the tree. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957 (Dome Hill Park, Sydenham Hill) - made pursuant to the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. 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 tree work that may be permitted by the LPA.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 18 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6SR

  DC/19/114428 Submitted 24 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Oak (T3)(A2 in TPO) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level. Reason: for clearance to drive and highway REAR: ONE Cedar (T1)(A2 in TPO) REMOVE 3 low dying branches. Reason: health and safety. REAR: ONE Small Elm (T2)(A2 in TPO) REMOVE 2 low branches. Reason: for clearance to building. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957 (Dome Hill Park, Sydenham Hill)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 18 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6SR

  DC/21/121551 Submitted 28 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  REAR: ONE Copper Beech (T1)(ht16-18m)(TPO A2) REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 10m to 7m of the lowest over-extended limb on E compass point. Reason: to lessen risk of branch failure, improve light conditions, prune to suitable points and maintain natural aesthetic. SIDE: Lime (T2)(TPO A2)(ht.16m) CROWN THIN by 20%, remove deadwood. Reason: remove overhanging deadwood, health & safety, improve tree aesthetics. FRONT: Lime (T3)(TPO A2)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Reason: lapsed pollard at ht.7-8m with stem bark loss, large cavity at base of the main stem, less than 30% holding wood remaining, remove hazard to access road, health & safety. A native species will be planted as a replacement. Informative A: the replacement tree for lime (T3) in the TPO area A2 is appreciated to maintain the tree canopy cover and treed character of Dome Hill Park within the Hillcrest Estate Woodland Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation (BSINC), a remnant ancient woodland. Species to be selected from: sessile oak, small leaved lime, hornbeam, wild cherry, field maple. Informative B: retain standing timber or lying felled timber and/or create log piles for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. The County of London (Lewisham No. 2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• MOUNTACRE CLOSE, SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6SX

  DC/19/114030 Submitted 25 Sep 2019 100 yards away

  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.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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
• DC/26/145009 Awaiting decision

  CLARENDON HOTEL, 8-16 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RW

  REAR: ONE: Beech Tree ( T4) ( TPO T34 of TPO 1976 ) Height approx. 25+m. FELL to ground level. REASON: For health & safety reasons we request the tree be completely felled due to disease. The tree is in a private car park within the hotel boundry.The tree branches are incredibly fragile & prone to breakage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144752 Granted

  6B WESTWOOD PARK, LONDON, SE23 3QB

  FRONT: MIXED Hedge (MX1) To cut back to boundary line to prevent encroachment onto pavement. Height is currently 2m remaining the same by a spread of 2m reducing to 1.5M on the pavement side (South). General maintenance. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m shaping accoringly. HEIGHT 2m from 12m to 10m & LATERALS 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points. Remove major deadwood. To sever Ivy at base to 2 metres from ground level.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Trees