34 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RU

1. 17 Jan 2020

   Received by Lewisham

2. 30 Jan 2020

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 30 January 2020, 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.

• 36 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RU

  DC/20/115338 Submitted 17 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Horse Chestnut (T8 in TPO)(ht.22m, multi-stemmed from 3-4m) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 4m from 22m to 18m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 2-4m from 10-11m to 7-9m on E compass point (roadside) and LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10-11m to 8-9m on W compass point house side, CROWN LIFT to 6m over the road & 4m over driveway. Remove deadwood (exempt works). Reason: routine maintenance of mature tree beside highway, to mitigate suspected basal fungal decay by bracket fungus Ulmarius rigidoporus by reducing canopy, provide clearance to highway and drive, balance asymmetrical crown while retaining visual amenity. The London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate No.10) Tree Preservation Order 1976

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 76 SHEARMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9HX

  DC/24/137605 Submitted 3 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  REAR(no. 76) TWO Bay trees(T1,T2) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 6m to 4m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by ??m from ??m to ??m on N compass point. Reason: General maintenance (??)TWO Bay trees(T3,T4)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by ??m from ??m to ??m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by ??m from ??m to ??m on ALL compass point. Reason: General maintenance

  Withdrawn Trees

• 14 SHEARMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9HX

  DC/20/115284 Submitted 15 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Norway Maple (T1)(T25 in TPO)(ht.13m, r.7m) FELL and replace with suitable specimen to mitigate the loss of the maple and maintain visual amenity. Reason: concern regarding proximity to highway, slight trunk lean on N compass point (towards road), historic bark loss and stem crack on W compass point, exposed roots with surface damage in grass surrounds, vehicle wound to underside of lowest branch on N compass point, resulting in the tree having reduced public amenity value. The London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate No.11) Tree Preservation Order 1973

  Split decision Trees 5 docs

• 14 SHEARMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9HX

  DC/22/129700 Submitted 19 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  FRONT ONE Norway Maple tree(T1)(T25 in TPO)(ht. 13m) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 5m from 12m to 8m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 7m to 4m, CROWN THIN by 15% Reason: To promote lower, thicker canopy and improve tree health. Reduce to previous pruning points, as marked on attached images

  Withdrawn Trees 5 docs

• 14 SHEARMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9HX

  DC/25/141721 Submitted 6 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Construction of two single-storey extensions and infilling of front door at 14 Shearman Road, SE3

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• LYNDENHURST, 32 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RY

  DC/19/113187 Submitted 20 Jul 2019 100 yards away

  FRONT: TWO LIME (T1 &T2)(T2 in TPO) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approx.3m from approx.ht.17m to approx.14m and REDUCE RADIUS by approx.2-3m from approx.4-5m to 2-3m to previous prune points. CROWN THIN by 20-25%. Remove deadwood (exempt works). Reason: repeat maintenance, beside highway. The London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1976 Informative: if possible the tree works to be carried out after leaf fall to enable invertebrates to complete their life cycles, such as the Lime Hawkmoth whose caterpillars move to the ground in autumn in search of a place to hibernate as a chrysalis just below the soil surface.

  Granted Trees 4 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