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FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

Granted Lewisham DC/23/131837 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3/TPO T4)(ht:15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, remove epicormic shoots. Reason: health & safety, tree sits on a high raised bank above a school. REAR: ONE Ash (T5/TPO T1)(ht:15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, remove epicormic shoots. Reason: health & safety, tree sits on a high raised bank above a school. Tree Preservation Order relating to Montpelier Row and Wemyss Road dated 3rd February 1976 Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees to retain the treed character of the grounds is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/131837

Application record

Reference
DC/23/131837
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
6 Jun 2023
Validated
6 Jun 2023
Decided
7 Jul 2023
Ward
Blackheath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE3 0RT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2013: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/23/131790 Granted

    FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    REAR: ONE Ash/Lime (T1)(ht:15m) FELL. Reason: self-seeded Ash has grown hard up against a boundary wall and branches are interfering with an adjacent property in very close proximity. REAR: ONE Lime (T2)(ht:15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m. Reason: routine maintenance, proximity to buildings. REAR SIDE (to Wemyss Rd): ONE Sycamore (T4)(ht:15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to 12m, remove epicormic shoots. Reason: tree sits on a high raised bank above a school. REAR: ONE Mimosa (T6)(ht:13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 13m to 11m, remove deadwood. Reason: tree damaged by storm, leaving a split trunk. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees to retain the treed character of the grounds is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.

    Decided 7 Jul 2023 Trees
  • DC/13/083417 Granted

    FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    Rear Garden along Eastern Boundary - ONE Sycamore Cut Back 3 meters from Flats (western crown) and Deadwood, ONE Lime Reduce 1 Branch Growing into the Holm Oak, 2 meters Reduction on the Above Branch & Deadwood & ONE Bay Suppressed by the TPO Ash (T6 within the Order) FELL.

    Decided 12 Jul 2013 Trees
  • DC/13/83350 Granted

    FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    Rear Garden - ONE Holm Oak (T3 on Plan T2 within the 1976 Order) Reduction the Vertical height of the tree by up to 1.5 metres, Reduction of Lateral Width of the Braches at All Compass Points by up to 1.5 metres and Crown Thinning by up to 10% the Remaining Crown., ONE Ash (T6 on Plan and T1 within the 1976 Order) Lateral Reduction by up to 3 meters of the Branches Over Hanging Nursery, Deadwood and Remove One Broken Branch, ONE Sycamore (T4 on Plan could be T4 within the 1976 Order) and ONE Sycamore (T5 on Plan could be T4 within the 1976 Order) Deadwood and Lateral Reduction by up to 3 meters of Branches Over Hanging Nursery.

    Decided 12 Jul 2013 Trees
  • DC/13/83417 Granted

    FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    Rear Garden along Eastern Boundary - ONE Sycamore Cut Back 3 meters from Flats (western crown) and Deadwood, ONE Lime Reduce 1 Branch Growing into the Holm Oak, 2 meters Reduction on the Above Branch & Deadwood & ONE Bay Suppressed by the TPO Ash (T6 within the Order) FELL.

    Decided 12 Jul 2013 Trees
  • DC/13/083350 Granted

    FLAT 4, 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    Rear Garden - ONE Holm Oak (T3 on Plan T2 within the 1976 Order) Reduction the Vertical height of the tree by up to 1.5 metres, Reduction of Lateral Width of the Braches at All Compass Points by up to 1.5 metres and Crown Thinning by up to 10% the Remaining Crown., ONE Ash (T6 on Plan and T1 within the 1976 Order) Lateral Reduction by up to 3 meters of the Branches Over Hanging Nursery, Deadwood and Remove One Broken Branch, ONE Sycamore (T4 on Plan could be T4 within the 1976 Order) and ONE Sycamore (T5 on Plan could be T4 within the 1976 Order) Deadwood and Lateral Reduction by up to 3 meters of Branches Over Hanging Nursery.

    Decided 12 Jul 2013 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jun 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 7 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 7 July 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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    DC/12/80313/FT Submitted 23 May 2012 0m away

    Application for prior approval under Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 as amended, for the provision of an equipment cabinet on the pavement to the side of 25 Montpelier Row SE3.

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  • 25 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RT

    DC/12/080313/FT Submitted 23 May 2012 0m away

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