Planning application
DC/19/114393
147 JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NJ
Proposal
REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3m from 12m to 9m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 9m to 6m. Reason: to improve light conditions to rear gardens REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2) FELL (approx.ht.10m) Reason: large basal cavity, health and safety, growing through adjacent yew which is being retained. REAR: ONE Willow (T3) CROWN THIN by 30%, CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. Reason: to improve light conditions to rear gardens REAR: ONE Cherry (T4) FELL. Reason: growing through the willow, has stem wound making cherry tree structurally unsound, to improve growth of willow.
As published by the council, reference DC/19/114393
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2019
Received by Lewisham
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3 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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DC/19/112897 Granted
122 JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NL
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DC/20/115184 Granted
FLAT 2, 118 JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NL
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DC/21/121472 Granted
116B JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NL
REAR: ONE Eucalyptus (T1)(ht.4m) RE-POLLARD to ht.2.5m to previous prune points. REAR: ONE Silver Birch (T2)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE by 1-1.5m, CROWN THIN by 20%, remove any dead branches. Reason to retain the trees within garden setting. Informative A: it is greatly appreciated that the trees are being retained as they contribute to the treed character of rear gardens in the Telegraph Hill conservation area and the Urban Forest within the combined triangular rear garden area between Jerningham, Pepys and Arbuthnot Roads. Informative B: birch crown reduction guidance BS 3998:2010 Tree works ? Recommendations, para 7.2.2 ? pruning in relation to the ability of the species to react defensively against wounding, 'Species of Betula generally have particularly weak defences against the development of decay and should be pruned as sparingly as possible'.
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DC/26/144885 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144839 Awaiting decision
LAND AT THE CORNER OF PERRY VALE AND, DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2XW
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DC/26/144510 Granted
HABERDASHERS ASKES, TEMPLE GROVE FREE SCHOOL, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF
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DC/26/144810 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144733 Granted
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