Planning application
64 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Yew tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1.2m from 6m to 4.8m Spread by 1m from 5m to 4m. REASON: Routine maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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/25/141260
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141260
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 28 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 3SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/19/113075 Granted
64 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SX
REAR: ONE Laurel (T1)(ht.5m) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 1m from 5m to 4m, REDUCE RADIUS by 0.5m REAR: ONE Ash (T2)(ht.9m) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3m from 9m to 6m to near previous prune points FRONT: ONE Holly (T3)(ht.5m) FELL FRONT: ONE Yew hedge (T4)(ht.4m) FELL FRONT: ONE Holly hedge (T5)(ht.4m) FELL FRONT: ONE Yew (T6)(ht.6m) CROWN LIFT to 2m, CROWN REDUCE by approx.0.5m FRONT: ONE Holly (T7)(ht.5m) CROWN LIFT to 1.5m, CROWN REDUCE by approx.0.5m FRONT: ONE Yew (T8)(ht.5m) CROWN LIFT to 1.5m, CROWN REDUCE by approx.0.5m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2025
Received by Lewisham
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London
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Lewisham granted permission on 29 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.
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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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