Planning application
DARTMOUTH ARMS, 7 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR (of 9-21 Dartmouth Rd): THREE pollard Limes (T2,T4,T6)(ht.9-12m) FELL. Reason: health and safety, three of six pollard limes have decayed, hollow, leaning stems and/ or basal decay, located between rear carpark and access road. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: Duty to plant another tree of appropriate species near the same place applies 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). Replacement planting as individual trees or as a hedge filling the bank between the remaining 3 trees with tree/hedge species such as hawthorn, crab apple, holly, hazel, field maple, spindle, Amelanchier, bird cherry. Informative B: leave stumps in situ to decay for stag beetle habitat and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/21/122450
Application record
- Reference
- DC/21/122450
- Type
- Dead & Hazardous Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 3HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2021
Received by Lewisham
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2 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Granted
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Contour Tree & Garden Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Epsom
Dissolved · incorporated 2017 · Epsom
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordWhat this grant of permission means
Lewisham granted permission on 2 July 2021, 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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