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71a DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HT

Granted Lewisham DC/23/133152 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 Sycamore (T1,T2)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Reason: The trees have been undermined by the removal of the retaining walls around the exposed tree roots. Informative A: The 2 trees are the only greening in the rear area and their felling due to condition and location will be a loss to amenity and environmental benefits for numerous surrounding properties. Informative B: please plant a replacement tree such as: crab apple, pear, hawthorn, Tibetan cherry, paperbark maple, magnolia, Judas tree, Amelanchier, quince, hazel Cornus Kousa, wayfaring tree, Prunus autumnalis.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/133152

Application record

Reference
DC/23/133152
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
19 Sep 2023
Validated
5 Oct 2023
Decided
10 Nov 2023
Ward
Forest Hill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE23 3HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/17/102111 Granted

    71A DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HT

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) in respect of the use of the ground and basement floors as a 2 bedroom flat at 71A Dartmouth Road, SE23.

    Decided 11 Aug 2017 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 5 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 10 November 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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