Planning application
6 CLIFF TERRACE, LONDON, SE8 4DZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR (front to Widborne Cl): ONE Japanese Pagoda Tree (T1)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: tree is taking away daylight from the garden causing other plants to struggle to grow well. Replacement trees to be arranged. REAR (front to Widborne Cl): ONE Maple (T2)(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: proximity to side wall, replacement trees to be arranged. REAR (front to Widborne Cl): ONE Birch (T3)(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: proximity to rear wall, replacement trees to be arranged. Replacement trees: 7 new trees: 3x Pyrus calleyrana 'Chanticleer', 2x Amelanchier lamarckii (multistem), 2x Acer palmatum, with mix of native and non-native planting in garden planting scheme to enhance biodiversity. Informative A: retaining trees is encouraged rather than felling and replanting, to conserve captured carbon, especially retaining the unusual Japanese Pagoda Tree (T1) and possibly birch T3, for existing streetscape amenity to Whidmore Close and screening from overlooking from flats to the rear. Informative B: the seven proposed replacement trees are welcomed for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141498
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141498
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE8 4DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Lewisham
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22 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 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 Westerham
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Lewisham granted permission on 27 October 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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