CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

This site has had 40 applications since 2010: 34 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/25/140552 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  REAR: TWO Eucalyptus, Cider Gum (TG4)(ht.9m) FELL to 2m stumps. REASON: Stems rubbing each other, causing wounds. Leaning due to phototropic growth. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T10)(ht.15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 15 to 14m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD on S compass by 2m from 7m to 5m. REASON: clearance to building, general maintenance to prevent future issues. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T12)(ht.10m) FELL to ground level. REASON: Kretzschmaria deusta on base of stem over wound, target zone beside rail lne, should not be allowed to mature. Replacement tree to be planted as agreed in agents email 28 July 2025. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining sycamore T10 and for the proposed replacement tree for T12 as agreed in agents email 28 July 2025, for rear amenity, wildlife habitat beside the railside Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and for shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate. Informative B: replacement tree species to be selected from - oak, hornbeam, wild service tree, bird cherry, small leaved lime. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Decided 4 Aug 2025 Trees
• DC/24/136128 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  ONE Cherry tree(T1) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: The tree is encroaching onto the building. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to maintain the tree at a suitable size for its location. Located in the staff garden. Conifer trees(G2)CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground and remove deadwood and broken banches. Reason: The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the trees at a suitable size for their location. Works are H&S related. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Decided 5 Jul 2024 Trees
• DC/24/134553 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  REAR: ONE Mountain Ash (T6 )(ht.4.5m) FELL. Reason: the tree has died. Duty to replace applies. FRONT: GROUP Leyland Cypress (TG8)(ht.13.5m) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level. Reason: to provide clearance. REAR: ONE Cherry (T14)(ht.8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to 6m, REDUCE RADIUS to 4m Reason: maintenance. Informative A: the replacement tree planting in the college grounds is greatly appreciated for college setting, students' education and urban forest canopy. Informative B: replacement tree species for the dead Mountain ash (T6) such as crab apple, pear, hawthorn, Tibetan cherry, Amelanchier, cherry plum, hazel, Cornus Kousa, bird cherry, Medlar, paperbark maple, quince, wayfaring tree, Persian Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin); ref. the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014.

  Decided 25 Mar 2024 Trees
• DC/23/129948 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  REAR (main carpark railside boundary): ONE Horse Chestnut (T7)(ht.17m,r.6m) CROWN REDUCE by 3m to ht.14m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m to r.3m. Reason: health and safety, stem fungal brackets, canopy in decline, adjacent to high risk target rail line, some limited stem decay from resistograph investigation. Informative A: the sensitive management of the tree for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, for wildlife beside the railside green corridor /SINC and environmental benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: where possible please use cut branches on site to create habitat wood piles, and/ or linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Decided 27 Jan 2023 Trees
• DC/22/129167 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  FRONT (Belmont Hill): ONE Robinia (T4)(ht.8m) FELL to short stump and replace. Reasons: health & safety, due to risk of failure, the Robinia was reduced to Totem ht.8m in 2019-20 (ref DC/19/113713) as heavily ivy clad, significant decay, leaning towards neighbouring property, replacement proposed with a large canopy species near same location by the Belmont Hill entrance to Cedars Close. Informative A: the replacement planting with a large canopy species near the Cedars Close entrance on Belmont Hill is greatly appreciated to maintain the treed landscape character of the site and streetscape amenity of Belmont Hill, species to be selected from: Indian Horse Chestnut, hornbeam, oak, small leaved lime, sycamore, tulip tree, beech, Japanese pagoda tree, wingnut, hop hornbeam. Informative B: the retention of the stump in situ for stag beetle habitat, and timber used on site to create habitat wood piles, and/or linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity is hugely welcomed. Informative C: the college's environmentally sensitive grounds management is hugely appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, wildlife habitat, plants for pollinators, improving air quality to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

  Decided 3 Feb 2023 Trees
• DC/22/126642 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  SIDE (Belmont Hill/Cedar Close entrance): ONE Horse Chestnut (T3)(ht.23m) FELL to safe standing height of ht.4-5m (amended from ht.2-3m). Reason: health & safety concerns for stability due to extensive basal stem cavity, retaining stem at safe height for wildlife habitat and biodiversity, voluntary replacement planting with a large canopy tree such as Indian Horse Chestnut, hornbeam, oak, tulip tree, Japanese pagoda tree, wingnut, hop hornbeam, walnut, sycamore. Finished felled stem height amended to ht.4-5m in agent email 30.6.22. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain safe standing timber for biodiversity is greatly appreciated. Informative B: where possible create log and wood piles, leave timber lying in situ or stack cut branches horizontally between poles as 'dead hedges' on site for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Informative C: voluntary replacement tree planting is hugely welcomed - please plant a large canopy replacement tree such as: Indian Horse Chestnut, hornbeam, oak, tulip tree, Japanese pagoda tree, wingnut, hop hornbeam, walnut, sycamore to maintain the urban forest canopy for amenity, urban greening, wellbeing, wildlife, environment and to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

  Decided 1 Jul 2022 Trees
• DC/22/125625 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  REAR: ONE Leylandii (T1)(approx.ht.12-14m) FELL. Reason: root plate lifted due to Storm Eunice on 18 Feb 2022, lean over access road and school playground, health & safety. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: A replacement tree such as yew, holly or hornbeam would be appreciated for urban forest canopy. Duty to replace: When a tree is removed because it presents an immediate risk of serious harm, there is a duty on the landowner to plant a replacement tree of appropriate size and species as soon as they reasonably can. Informative B: the planting of a shade tolerant mixed species shrub understorey beneath the line of trees is encouraged to enhance urban greening, wildlife habitat, environmental and climate change mitigation benefits. Species such as hawthorn, yew, holly, field maple, cotoneaster, dogwood, hornbeam. Informative C: the log pile for wildlife and biodiversity observed in the submitted photograph is hugely welcome and noted with thanks.

  Decided 4 Mar 2022 Trees
• DC/20/118085 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  REAR (by railway): ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(ht.17m) FELL and replant. Reason: tree in decline, low resonance wood, risk of branch, limb or complete failure onto adjacent railway, health & safety. REAR (by railway): ONE dead Elm (T2)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: the tree is dead, falling distance of railway. SIDE (carpark): ONE dead Rowan (T3)(ht.3m) FELL and replant. Reason: the tree is dead. SIDE (carpark): ONE Rowan (T4)(ht.3m) FELL and replant. Reason: dieback, deadwood, fungus decay & bark wounds on stem, past remedial pruning. REAR: Leylandii Hedge (G5)(ht.12m, row 14 trees) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. Reason: low hanging branches over parking bays, raise low canopy. REAR: ONE dead Leylandii (T6)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: the tree is dead, end tree to hedgerow G7. REAR: Leylandii Hedge (G7)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. Reason: low hanging branches over parking bays, raise low canopy. REAR: ONE dead Tibetan Cherry (T8)(ht.3m) FELL and replant. Reason: newly planted tree has died. REAR: ONE Red Horse Chestnut (T9)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE by 2m to 8m. Reason: maintenance for health & safety due to decay cavities, old pruning wounds, cracked/included/delaminated bark, epicormics. REAR: ONE Ash (T10)(ht.10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 5m to 3m branches on N compass point (towards the road). Remove deadwood. Reason: north stem has poor union with included bark and decay, reduce end weight, health & safety. Informative: the proposed replacement planting is hugely welcomed under the duty to replace dead trees in conservation areas and to maintain the north railside boundary which is a designated site of importance for nature conservation (SINC) and green corridor in the Council's policies map, Dec 2015.

  Decided 6 Nov 2020 Trees
• DC/19/113713 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  SIDE: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(approx.ht.14m) Remove basal epicormics and ivy to approx.5m above ground level to crown break, Remove ivy from upper crown retaining branch framework. Reason: to enable main stem inspection. SIDE: ONE Ivy-Clad Sycamore stump (S2)(approx.ht.5m) RETAIN AT SAFE HEIGHT. Reason: retain as dead standing timber for wildlife (exempt works) SIDE: TWO Acacia (G3)(approx.ht.8-10m) CROWN REDUCE by 2-3m. Reason: to reduce overhang of trees leaning over boundary fence towards 95 Belmont Hill, while retaining crown branch structure for green boundary amenity, screening and wildlife habitat corridor. SIDE: ONE Ivy-Clad Acacia (T4) CROWN REDUCE/RETRENCH TO SAFE HEIGHT of approx.ht.4m to live branches. Reason: beside path, crown die-back and branch collapse, retain at safe height for health and safety, green amenity along site boundary, wildlife habitat. Amended specification agreed 23/10/2019:

  Decided 24 Oct 2019 Trees
• DC/18/108086 Granted

  CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  FRONT (main entrance Belmont Grove): ONE Ash (T1) CROWN REDUCE ht by approx 3m from approx 15m to approx.12m (to approx 2m below previous reduction points to retain tree as has cracks in 2 other branches), remove dead branch and lowest branch on S compass point.

  Decided 30 Aug 2018 Trees

1. 23 Nov 2021

   Received by Lewisham

2. 24 Dec 2021

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 24 December 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.

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.

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/14/89010 Submitted 5 Sep 2014 0m away

  Rear of car parking area: X 3 ? Ash (Fraxinus spp) overall crown reductions no more than 1 metres.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/25/140552 Submitted 23 Jun 2025 0m away

  REAR: TWO Eucalyptus, Cider Gum (TG4)(ht.9m) FELL to 2m stumps. REASON: Stems rubbing each other, causing wounds. Leaning due to phototropic growth. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T10)(ht.15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 15 to 14m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD on S compass by 2m from 7m to 5m. REASON: clearance to building, general maintenance to prevent future issues. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T12)(ht.10m) FELL to ground level. REASON: Kretzschmaria deusta on base of stem over wound, target zone beside rail lne, should not be allowed to mature. Replacement tree to be planted as agreed in agents email 28 July 2025. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining sycamore T10 and for the proposed replacement tree for T12 as agreed in agents email 28 July 2025, for rear amenity, wildlife habitat beside the railside Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and for shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate. Informative B: replacement tree species to be selected from - oak, hornbeam, wild service tree, bird cherry, small leaved lime. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/14/089010 Submitted 5 Sep 2014 0m away

  Rear of car parking area: X 3 ? Ash (Fraxinus spp) overall crown reductions no more than 1 metres.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/18/108086 Submitted 13 Jul 2018 0m away

  FRONT (main entrance Belmont Grove): ONE Ash (T1) CROWN REDUCE ht by approx 3m from approx 15m to approx.12m (to approx 2m below previous reduction points to retain tree as has cracks in 2 other branches), remove dead branch and lowest branch on S compass point.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/12/079737/X Submitted 20 Mar 2012 0m away

  Replacement double glazed curtain walling together with the installation of aluminium solar shading on the south west elevation of Christ the King College, Belmont Grove SE13.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5GE

  DC/12/79737/X Submitted 20 Mar 2012 0m away

  Replacement double glazed curtain walling together with the installation of aluminium solar shading on the south west elevation of Christ the King College, Belmont Grove SE13.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• DC/26/145195 Granted

  8 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RT

  REAR: ONE Robinia (TPO T5)(approx.ht.12m) POLLARD three main stems by approx.6m to ht.6m. Reason: safety retrenchement, extensive die back of canopy, Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder wood-decay fungus) found at base of tree. The London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate no.5) Tree Preservation Order 1976. Informative A: huge thank you for managing the TPO tree to retain for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  27 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/145174 Awaiting decision

  KEMSLEY, LEWISHAM PARK, LONDON, SE13 6QW

  FRONT (to Lewisham High St): ONE Crab Apple (5240) Ht 2m FELL - (not in TPO). Reason: Dead tree - Following findings from a tree survey. Duty to replace dead tree in conservation area. REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL: We will replace the dead apple with another apple, so a like for like replacement. The whip will be 1-1.5m as you have requested. The tree will be protected with support from a stake, mulch will be added around the base and due to the size and girth of the tree, we will also provide a strimmer guard to go around the base of the tree to protect from any possible strimmer damage. See DC/26/144684 fro Two TPO trees; Copper Beech & False Acacia trees

  25 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

  7 Jul 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.

  10 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144989 Awaiting decision

  79 DACRE PARK, LONDON, SE13 5BX

  REAR: ONE: Cherry Tree (T1) Ht 6m. FELL to ground level. REASON: Dead tree. RFW Routine maintenance. FRONT: ONE: Cherry Tree (T2) CROWN REDUCTION by 2.5m from 12m to 9.5m. SPREAD by 2.5m from 6.5m to 4m. REASON: remove major deadwood. RFW Routine maintenance.

  6 Aug 2026 Trees