Planning application
131 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE dead Apple stem/stump (S1)(ht.5m) FELL and replace. Reason: health & safety, dead stem dangerous as moving in the ground, retain rambling rose for new support structure, to replace with a fruit tree. Informative A: the offered replacement with a fruit tree is hugely appreciated to maintain the treed character of gardens in the Blackheath conservation area, for urban forest canopy/ urban greening, wildlife and environmental benefits, required under duty to replace if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents a risk of serious harm, Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance, para 121. Informative B: please retain deadwood lying on site as habitat logs for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please continue to manage existing, and 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.
As published by the council, reference DC/23/130345
Application record
- Reference
- DC/23/130345
- Type
- Dead & Hazardous Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE3 9HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/145458 Awaiting decision
131 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
REAR: ONE Holly (T1)(ht.5.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approx.1.5m to ht.4m, CROWN LIFT to 2.5m abo...
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DC/19/110605 Granted
131 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) in respect of the use of the basement at 131 Lee Park SE3 as a one bedroom self-contained flat.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2023
Received by Lewisham
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17 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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.
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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129 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
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T1 - Ash - 7-8m Crown Spread 11-12 meters in height , tree is showing signs of die back and is currently over hanging garages/gardens at rear, tree needs to be pollard to reduce weight and risk of snapping out. Please see pruning points attached. T2 (height approx 8meter) - T3 (height approx 7-8 meters) | 3-4m Crown Spread Both of these ash trees have bracket fungus growing on them and do not look healthy, they are growing next to a seated bbq area , the customer is worried about the health of the trees especially sitting under them, we are going to pollard them instead of felling both trees as this will significantly reduce the risk of any taller branches snapping out on the seated area or children playing in the garden.
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121 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
Excavation of the existing sunken terrace at the lower ground level, including new walls, steps and railings, the enlargement and replacement of platform level and stepped access from ground floor level, together with the repositioning of existing glazed openings and the installation of doors, landscaping and all associated works at the rear of 121 Lee Park SE3.
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DC/26/145119 Awaiting decision
43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EN
FRONT: ONE Lime tree (T1) Ht 15m FELL to ground level & treat stump REASON: A remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. To limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property. To limit the extent and need for costly CO2e emissions relating to alternative engineering repair works at the insured property. It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 2024 DC/24/135159
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DC/26/145120 Awaiting decision
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FRONT: ONE False Acacia tree (T2) Ht 10m FELL to ground level and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved). REASON: Proposed as a remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. The above tree works are proposed to limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 45 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER DC/24/136999
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DC/26/144620 Granted
249A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4QD
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DC/26/144984 Granted
9 EXETER PLACE, LONDON, SE26 6AB
REAR (fronting Wells Park Rd) ONE Sycamore (T2, in TPO A1)(ht.12-14m) FELL by dismantling to safe standing stem or high stump. Reason: health & safety, the tree is in severe physiological and structural decline, leaning towards the road, several branches have already failed, and although a small amount of live growth remains, the tree has no meaningful long-term viability, the significantly compromised structure presents an unacceptable risk of further branch or whole-tree failure onto highway. The proposed removal is necessary to eliminate the risk. The replacement tree is to be a large canopy species planted as near as practicable to the original location. The County of London (Lewisham No.2) Tree Preservation Order, 1957. Informative A: thank you for proposing 4x replacement trees, 1x is required to be a large canopy tree to replace the TPO tree and to maintain the treed boundary character to Wells Park Road for public streetscape amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change ? Hornbeam, Hop hornbeam, sessile oak, Japanese Pagoda Tree, walnut (Juglans regia), Italian alder or grey alder, Caucasian Elm (Zelkova carpinifolia), small leaved lime, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica) - see further planting details below. Informative B: thank you for planting additional voluntary trees for screening, to improve species diversity, and the setting of the property. Informative C: thank you also for looking to retain a safe standing stem/high stump and creating habitat log piles with some dead wood arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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DC/26/144936 Granted
12 PRINCETHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PF
REAR: ONE Lombardy Poplar (T1)(ht.16m) CROWN REDUCE by 10-11m to ht.5-6m, REDUCE SPREAD from 10m to 5m to create new pollard. Reason: multi-stemmed tree has had a major stem failure exposing large cavity approx.2m above gd level. Remaining stem above cavity is weighted towards neighbouring properties and a crown reduction to reduce weight and sail above cavity is urgently needed to minimise risk of future failures. Merely reducing the one stem would drastically change the balance of the overall canopy and exposure to wind would be likely to cause more failures on the remaining stems. Crown reduction is required for safety to reduce overall canopy to approximately 5-6m from ground level (please see annotated photo) to create a new pollard. Informative A: thank you for managing the tree by safe reduction to retain as a low pollard for rear amenity, wildlife and canopy shade to reduce heatwave temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.