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BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL - OUTPATIENTS CENTRE, WINCHESTER HOUSE, INDEPENDENTS ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9LF

Granted Lewisham DC/23/130489 Dead & Hazardous Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

FRONT: ONE dead Sycamore (T3, in TPO G1)(ht:15-20m) FELL and replace. Reason: tree is dead and dangerous, replacement proposed with 1x Sycamore within the next planting season. Duty to replace applies. The London Borough of Lewisham Blackheath Hospital Independents Road London SE3 Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: Duty to replace applies 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: 3 replacement trees are outstanding from TPO application DC/20/117284 with condition for 3x replacement trees for 3x dead sycamores (TPO T13 and G1). Species to be selected from: small leaved lime, sycamore, Caucasian maple, Robinia, Tulip tree or similar to ensure the line of trees is perpetuated. Informative C: suggested locations for the 4 replacement TPO trees is shown by yellow highlights on extract of TPO map in email to agent 28 February 2023.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/130489

Application record

Reference
DC/23/130489
Type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
23 Feb 2023
Validated
23 Feb 2023
Decided
3 Mar 2023
Ward
Blackheath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE3 9LF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/143416 Granted

    BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL - OUTPATIENTS CENTRE, WINCHESTER HOUSE, INDEPENDENTS ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9LF

    An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a Minor Material Amendment in connection with planning permission ( DC/01/049082) dated 20 August 2001 in order to vary the wording of Condition (2): to restrict the use of the premises for the sale of food and drinking within Class E(b) at Blackheath Hospital Winchester House Independents Road SE3.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 3 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Ground Control Ltd Agent, registered in Billericay

Active · incorporated 1984 · Billericay

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 3 March 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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