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13 MICHAELS CLOSE, LONDON, SE13 5BP

Granted Lewisham DC/22/128635 Dead & Hazardous Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

REAR SIDE (next Margarets Passage): ONE dead Horse Chestnut (approx.ht.20-24m) FELL and replace. Reason: health & safety, on raised ground adjacent to pedestrian pathway, property and school. Duty to replace applies, Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative A: Thank you for confirming the planting of a replacement tree. Duty to replace - Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121 'The same duty applies (to plant a replacement tree) if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm.' Please plant a large canopy replacement tree such as: small leaved lime, oak, sycamore, Robinia, Norway maple, wild cherry, beech, field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), hornbeam, Indian horse chestnut, Tulip tree, wingnut, Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree, Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica) to maintain landscape amenity of this part of the Blackheath conservation area, maintain the urban forest canopy and mitigate the climate emergency. Informative B: where possible and safe the retention of standing dead timber is encouraged for wildlife habitat especially for the endangered stag beetle, the creation of log and wood piles and 'dead hedges' from cut branches laid horizontally between stakes on site to mitigate the biodiversity crisis.

As published by the council, reference DC/22/128635

Application record

Reference
DC/22/128635
Type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
30 Sep 2022
Validated
29 Sep 2022
Decided
30 Sep 2022
Ward
Blackheath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE13 5BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 30 Sep 2022

    Received by Lewisham

  3. 30 Sep 2022

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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