Planning application
57 BOUSFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5TP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Cherry(T1 )(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: branch failure, main stem basal decay and large cavities, proximity to rear elevation, health and safety. Informative A: a replacement tree is encouraged for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the climate change, species such as field maple, whitebeam, crab apple, hawthorn, hazel, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerododendrum trichotomum), Magnolia Kobus, strawberry tree, mulberry, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica), Lagerstroemia indica, Laburnum, bird cherry. Informative B: please leave standing dead stem and create habitat log piles and dead hedge with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141301
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141301
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Telegraph Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE14 5TP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Lewisham
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2 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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GraftinGardeners Ltd Agent, 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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