Planning application
22 BLACKHEATH RISE, LONDON, SE13 7PN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Oak (T1)(ht.12m) FELL and replace. Reason: located on top of a retaining wall 5m from rear of house, retaining wall is cracked to north and south of the tree, likely as a result of pressure from the oak trees expanding root system and incremental growth of the trunk, the tree will continue to grow, retaining wall will require remedial repair work, frequent crown reduction is required to maintain clearance from roof to prevent squirrel access to roof space and causing damage. Re-planting is proposed with a tree species more suited to the location, e.g. field maple (Acer campestre), Wild Service Tree Sorbus torminalis, or Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna). Informative A: the voluntary replacement tree planting with either a field maple (Acer campestre), or Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis) or other native larger canopy tree within the garden is greatly appreciated to maintain the treed character of gardens in the Blackheath conservation area, for amenity, wildlife, and to maintain the urban forest canopy as required by The London Plan 2021 for 10% uplift of London's tree canopy by 2050. Informative B: where possible source a use for the oak trunk timber locally for furniture making or other wood crafts, and within the rear garden create habitat log piles, bury logs vertically in the ground 'Giants Causeway style' for stag beetle habitat, and lay cut branches between stakes as linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/22/129671
Application record
- Reference
- DC/22/129671
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 15 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 20 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE13 7PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/142499 Granted
22 BLACKHEATH RISE, LONDON, SE13 7PN
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/25/141133) dated 13 October 2025, for the variation of Condition (2) in order to allow:- minor glazing re-arrangements to the rear elevation at 22 Blackheath Rise SE13.
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DC/25/141133 Granted
22 BLACKHEATH RISE, LONDON, SE13 7PN
Construction of single storey side extension and all associated works at 22 Blackheath Rise SE13.
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DC/22/129553 Refused
22 BLACKHEATH RISE, LONDON, SE13 7PN
Construction of a two storey side extension at 22 Blackheath Rise, SE13.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2022
Received by Lewisham
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20 Dec 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
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Tree Craft Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Sevenoaks
Active · incorporated 2005 · Sevenoaks
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Lewisham granted permission on 17 February 2023, 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.
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