34 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

1. 21 Aug 2025

   Received by Lewisham

2. 22 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 15 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.

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.

• 16 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/18/109831 Submitted 22 Nov 2018 50 yards away

  The construction of a single storey rear extension at the Ground Floor Flat, 16 Wood Vale SE23.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/26/142828 Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1, TPO T11) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by up to 2.5m from 7m to approx. ht.4.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.5m from 3.5m to 2m (and remove climbing rose from upper canopy - exempt works). Reason: general maintenance of previously pollarded tree. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the lime tree and front garden side hedges for urban greening amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, flood mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and in support of the road's name of Wood Vale. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 32 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/20/115581 Submitted 4 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1)(T12 in TPO)(ht.8-9m, low pollard) - FELL. Reason: subsidence issues, suitable replacement planting is proposed. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976. Informative: the pollard lime contributes to public realm amenity and a replacement small tree will be required. With the applicant's insurance guidance of replacement tree height not exceeding 75% of distance from buildings, please submit your proposed replacement tree species and location.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 20 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/19/113719 Submitted 2 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: TWO Lime (T1,T2) (T4,T5 in TPO) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 7m to 4m. REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 4m to 1m. Reason: cyclical re-pollarding to near previous reduction points to retain within front garden setting and mitigate risk of failure from weak forks at prune points. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 18 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/19/113718 Submitted 2 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: FOUR Lime (T3,T4,T5,T6) (T3,T2,T1,T26 in TPO) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 7m to 4m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 4m to 1m. Reason: cyclical pollarding to near previous reduction points to retain the trees within the front garden setting and mitigate risk of failure from weak forks at prune points. The London Borough of Lewisham (2-54 Wood Vale) Tree Preservation Order 1976.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 12 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE

  DC/19/113704 Submitted 30 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE multi-stemmed Sycamore (X1)(ht.11m) FELL. Reason: Tree root induced clay shrinkage subsidence to rear element of adjacent property No.14 Wood Vale. Informative: Where a tree is on the boundary and is the joint responsibility of the applicant and the neighbour, or where consent is sought for trees on adjacent properties, any necessary agreements or permissions from the owner(s) need to be obtained before carrying out any tree work that may be permitted by the LPA. The cut off parts of the tree remain the owner's property and should be offered back.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DC/26/145119 Awaiting decision

  43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EN

  FRONT: ONE Lime tree (T1) Ht 15m FELL to ground level & treat stump REASON: A remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. To limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property. To limit the extent and need for costly CO2e emissions relating to alternative engineering repair works at the insured property. It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 43 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 2024 DC/24/135159

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/145120 Awaiting decision

  45A DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EN

  FRONT: ONE False Acacia tree (T2) Ht 10m FELL to ground level and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved). REASON: Proposed as a remedy to the differential foundation movement at the insured property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. The above tree works are proposed to limit the extent and need for expensive and disruptive engineering repair works at the insured property It is the case that an alternative to felling such as pruning or significant 'pollarding' of the tree would not provide a reliable or sustainable remedy to the subsidence in this case. We do not consider that any other potential means of mitigation, including root barriers, would be effective or appropriate in the circumstances. We are satisfied that the evidence obtained following completion of our Arboricultural Implication Assessment report completed 31/01/2024 clearly links the Lime T1 and False Acacia T2 as the cause of damage to the risk address. REPLANTING: Insurers understanding the requirement to offer replacement planting in the event consent to fell is granted. 45 DEVONSHIRE ROAD TREE PRESERVATION ORDER DC/24/136999

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144620 Granted

  249A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4QD

  FRONT: THREE Lime (T1,T2,T3)(ht.7-8m) carefully re pollard the crown back to old points aproximately 3 metres of regrowth FRONT: ONE hornbeam (T4)(ht.8m) reduce the overall size of crown by 3 metres. These trees are causing excessive shading

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees