Planning application
WOOLSTONE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2TR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Lime (T1, in TPO G1) CROWN REDUCE by 4m from 20m to 16m. Reason: repeat maintenance to previous points as marked image provided 24 Nov 2025, to retain the tree close to the building, and encourage a well-balanced crown for future years. The London Borough of Lewisham Land at St George's Church and Vicarage, Woolstone Road, London SE23 2SG Tree Preservation Order, 1999. NOTE: the elder and laurel are not within the TPO and prior consent from the council is not required for: REAR: ONE Elder & ONE Laurel (G1) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 6m to 4m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 1m from 3m to 2m. Reason: regular maintenance to encourage well balanced crown for future. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the TPO lime tree for streetscape amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows for urban greening and ecosystem service benefits.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141280
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141280
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Perry Vale
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 2TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Lewisham
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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Connick Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Lewisham granted permission on 1 December 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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