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QUEENS LEAZE, TAYMOUNT RISE, LONDON, SE23 3UE

Granted Lewisham DC/22/129729 Trees in Conservation Areas

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

Proposal

REAR (in the Park): ONE Ash (T1)(ht.15-18m) FELL and replace. Reason: health & safety, proximity to flats, basal decay, heavy lean and extended branches towards the property and over communal rear gardens. Informative A: the replacement tree planting of 2 field maples within The Park is greatly appreciated to maintain the treed character of the Forest Hill conservation area and urban forest canopy, for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits, improve air quality with the proximity of the busy south circular London Road, ref The London Plan 2021 for 10% uplift of London's urban forest canopy by 2050. Informative B: please create habitat log piles, and lay cut branches between stakes as linear 'dead hedge' within The Park for wildlife and biodiversity.

As published by the council, reference DC/22/129729

Application record

Reference
DC/22/129729
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
20 Dec 2022
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
17 Feb 2023
Ward
Forest Hill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE23 3UE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2022

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 19 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in Bath

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What this grant of permission means

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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