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10 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

Granted Lewisham DC/23/133056 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

FRONT TWO Ash Trees(T1&T2)(ht. 10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 12m to 10m. REDUCE RADIUS 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. THREE Ash trees(G1)(ht. 12m) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 7m to 5m on E compass point. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and prevent canopy growing over the roof of neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. THREE Lime Trees(G2)(ht. 10m)LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 7m to 5m on E compass point. CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic.. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. Tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. pruning as specified above. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/133056

Application record

Reference
DC/23/133056
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Permitted
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
13 Sep 2023
Validated
13 Sep 2023
Decided
3 Oct 2023
Ward
Forest Hill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE23 3PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2006: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/24/134445 Granted

    10 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

    SIDE (access road): ONE dead Elm (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: the tree has died, overhangs high usage access roads. A 4m monolith will be left with ivy as habitat. The tree is in a hedgerow so there is no space to plant a replacement. REAR (no.2): ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 10m to ht.8m. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic, to improve light conditions, reduce blocking of light to solar panels, lateral spread to remain untouched. Informative A: the retention of dead elm (T1) as a 4m high safe standing monolith with ivy is greatly appreciated for wildlife and biodiversity. If possible allow a replacement sapling elm or other species to develop elsewhere along the access road boundary hedge. .

    Decided 23 Feb 2024 Trees
  • DC/06/062969/FT Granted

    10 Surrey Mount, London, SE23 3PF

    Reduce the height to 1m. above lampost of four Leylandii trees to the front of 1 Surrey Mount, SE23.

    Decided 17 Jul 2006 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 3 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 3 October 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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  • 8 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

    DC/14/086951 Submitted 21 Mar 2014 0m away

    Cut back one Ash tree from street furniture, Crown lift all trees (live crown to 4 metres) on road to prevent tree damage by lorries, Crown reduce one Robinia by 30%(height reduced by 3 metres and lateral limbs reduced by 2 metres), Reduce conifers to the rear of no.1 by 4 metres.

    Withdrawn Trees

  • 8 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

    DC/14/86951 Submitted 21 Mar 2014 0m away

    Cut back one Ash tree from street furniture, Crown lift all trees (live crown to 4 metres) on road to prevent tree damage by lorries, Crown reduce one Robinia by 30%(height reduced by 3 metres and lateral limbs reduced by 2 metres), Reduce conifers to the rear of no.1 by 4 metres.

    Withdrawn Trees

  • 10 Surrey Mount, London, SE23 3PF

    DC/06/062969/FT Submitted 23 Jun 2006 0m away

    Reduce the height to 1m. above lampost of four Leylandii trees to the front of 1 Surrey Mount, SE23.

    Granted Trees

  • 8 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

    DC/19/114289 Submitted 15 Oct 2019 0m away

    FRONT: TWO Ash (T2-T3) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 5m to 3m on E compass points. Reason: to give clearance to nearby structures and benefit adjacent tree canopies. REAR (possibly in Horniman): ONE Ash (T1) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 6m to 4m on S compass point. Reason: to improve light conditions.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 9 Surrey Mount, London, SE23 3PF

    DC/08/068883/FT Submitted 9 May 2008 0m away

    Crown reduce and reshape by 30%, crown thin by 15% and remove dead and diseased wood from an Ash tree to the rear of 9 Surrey Mount, SE23.

    Granted Trees

  • 8 SURREY MOUNT, LONDON, SE23 3PF

    DC/18/108611 Submitted 21 Aug 2018 0m away

    Construction of a rear roof extension at 8 Surrey Mount, SE23, together with the installation of two rooflights on the front roofslope.

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