59 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/25/142043 Granted

  59 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  SIDE: ONE Laurel (T1)(ht.approx.7m) FELL. Reason: not a good specimen, next to 2m wall and side access. A replacement native pollinator tree will be planted in a more suitable location. Informative A: the replacement native pollinator tree is hugely welcomed and supported for green infrastructure benefits and to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change.

  Decided 1 Dec 2025 Trees

1. 23 Sep 2025

   Received by Lewisham

2. 29 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• 55 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/23/130042 Submitted 21 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Silver Birch (T1)(ht.15m,spread:11m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 3m to ht.12m, LATERAL REDUCE by 3m to spread 8m, CROWN THIN by 30%. Reason: proximity and shade to both no.55 and no.53, reduce overhang to no.53 to balance canopy as previous crown reduction (ref. DC/16/099295) by 2m on no.55's side only resulted in imbalanced growth. Informative A: the sensitive management of the tree for rear landscape amenity, urban forest canopy/urban greening, wellbeing, wildlife, environmental benefits and to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please use cut branches in the garden to create habitat wood piles, and/ or a 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please continue to plant trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers, perennials, bulbs and groundcover for varied garden landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, wildlife habitat, plants for pollinators, improve air quality.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 37A BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/25/142226 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Retrospective planning permission for the installation of replacement double glazed timber windows in the front and side elevations, together with PVCu windows in the rear elevation at 37A Breakspears Road SE4.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 31 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/19/113503 Submitted 14 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with planning permission reference DC/19/111695 dated 12/06/2019 for the proposed alterations to the openings including replacement windows and doors to the rear elevation and addition of a new external bridge and balcony to the rear elevation at 31 Breakspears Road, SE4, in order to revise new casement window at lower ground floor level, omit balcony at ground floor level, widen new side pivot door, revise new side casement window.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 51B BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/19/114507 Submitted 4 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  The installation of replacement windows in the front and rear elevations at 51B Breakspears Road SE4.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 37 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/19/110798 Submitted 4 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE twin-stemmed Sycamore (T1) CROWN REDUCE: HEIGHT REDUCE by max. 3m from approx.16-18m to 13-15m, RADIUS REDUCTION by max 2m from approx 6m to 4m, CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level. Reason: routine maintenance for light to gardens and property

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 31 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1XR

  DC/19/111695 Submitted 1 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Proposed alterations to the openings including replacement windows and doors to the rear elevation and addition of a new external bridge and balcony to the rear elevation at 31 Breakspears Road, SE4.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 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