Planning application
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
ONE Plane tree (T11) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 14m to 12m to clear building line by 3m. To protect and provide light to property ONE Chestnut tree (T4) CROWN LIFT to 6m over highway. In accordance with The Highways Act ONE Sycamore tree (T8) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 8m to 6m to clear building line by 3m. To protect and provide light to property 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: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/23/134156
Application record
- Reference
- DC/23/134156
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 7 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2023
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2024
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE4 1NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 14 applications since 2011: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/22/125557 Granted
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Replacement of existing external flat entrance doors with timber units to flat 1-24 at Syringa House, Wickham Road, SE4.
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DC/20/117802 Granted
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Removal of 8 antennas, installation of 6 new antennas, internal upgrade of existing equipment cabin and associated ancillary works at Syringa House, Wickham Road SE4
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DC/20/115696 Withdrawn
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Reg 5 notification
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DC/20/115218 Withdrawn
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
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DC/20/115163 Granted
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
FRONT: ONE London Plane (T1) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 4m from 23m to 19m to appropriate prune points. Reason: height reduction for clear line of sight between two roof top telecom masts
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DC/18/109393 Withdrawn
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
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DC/17/101213 Granted
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Frontage: ONE London Plane Reduce the Height and Length of the Crown to Create a 4m Gap Between the Remaining Crown of the Plane and the Building, Crown Lift to 8m Above Ground Level and Crown Thin by up to 30%.
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DC/14/088730 Decided
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
T1 and T2 Cherry (Prunus unk spp.) reduce height and laterals by up to 2 meters to point of last reduction lift crown from ground level to 4 metres and thin crown by 20% T3-Walnutt (Juglans regia) reduce height and laterals by up to 2 m to the last reduction points, lift crown from ground level to 2 metre.
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DC/14/88730 Decided
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
T1 and T2 Cherry (Prunus unk spp.) reduce height and laterals by up to 2 meters to point of last reduction lift crown from ground level to 4 metres and thin crown by 20% T3-Walnutt (Juglans regia) reduce height and laterals by up to 2 m to the last reduction points, lift crown from ground level to 2 metre.
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DC/12/79252 Granted
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
S19/01/2012
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Dec 2023
Received by Lewisham
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19 Dec 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2024
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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28 Jul 2026
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Arbortech Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewisham granted permission on 5 January 2024, 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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SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Syringa House, Wickham Road, LONDON, SE4 1NG. Frontage Along Wickham Road - ONE London Plane Cut Back to Clear Property by 3 meters. NOTE - The proposed works to the cotoneaster have not been validate by the Council given it is consider a shrub and not a tree therefore Council has not powers to determine the proposed works to it.
Granted Trees -
SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
Syringa House, Wickham Road, LONDON, SE4 1NG. Frontage Along Wickham Road - ONE London Plane Cut Back to Clear Property by 3 meters. NOTE - The proposed works to the cotoneaster have not been validate by the Council given it is consider a shrub and not a tree therefore Council has not powers to determine the proposed works to it.
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SYRINGA HOUSE, WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1NG
FRONT: ONE London Plane (T1) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 4m from 23m to 19m to appropriate prune points. Reason: height reduction for clear line of sight between two roof top telecom masts
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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.