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147B DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3LZ

Granted Lewisham DC/23/130262 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

REAR: TWO London Plane (T1 & T2)(ht.12m, spread.9m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by 4m to ht.8m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 9m to 6m to previous pollard points. Reason: routine repeat maintenance cycle, pruning to suitable points, for rear garden setting. Informative A: the ongoing management to retain the trees for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please continue to manage existing trees, and where space allows, plant new trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers, perennials, bulbs and groundcover for varied garden landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, wildlife habitat, plants for pollinators, improve air quality. Informative C: where possible please retain cut timber on site to create habitat log piles and/or linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/130262

Application record

Reference
DC/23/130262
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
7 Feb 2023
Validated
7 Feb 2023
Decided
24 Feb 2023
Ward
Forest Hill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE23 3LZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Feb 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 24 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 24 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.

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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