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6 PARAGON PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0SP

Granted Lewisham DC/25/140987 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Robinia tree (T1) Ht: 7m - CROWN LIFT lower canopy to 2.5m from ground level & remove major deadwood. REAR: ONE Elaeagnus tree (T2) CROWN REDUCE - HEIGHT by 1m from 4m to 3m & LATERALS by 1m from 6m to 5m on all compass points ONE Laurel tree (T3) CROWN REDUCE - HEIGHT by 1m from 5m to 4m & LATERALS by 3m from 9m to 6m on all compass points ONE Holm Oak tree (T4) CROWN REDUCE - HEIGHT by 1m from 4m to 3m & LATERALS by 1m from 3m to 2m ONE Tamarisk tree (T5) CROWN REDUCE - HEIGHT & LATERALS by 1m from 5m to 4m and shape accordingly ensuring a clearance from the property of at least 1.5 metres. Reason for work ? General maintenance Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees are 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/25/140987

Application record

Reference
DC/25/140987
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Decided
1 Sep 2025
Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE3 0SP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2012: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/20/118663 Granted

    6 PARAGON PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0SP

    FRONT: ONE Robinia 'Frisia' (T1)(ht.10m) Remove dieback to approx. ht.6-7m. Reason: dead branches falling from upper half of canopy overhanging public footpath and neighbours garden, health & safety. Retrenchment management to preserve longevity. Informative: the sensitive retrenchment management is greatly appreciated for public realm amenity.

    Decided 6 Oct 2020 Trees
  • DC/12/080510 Withdrawn

    6 PARAGON PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0SP

    Decided 23 Jun 2017 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 1 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 1 September 2025, 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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