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49 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NR

Granted Lewisham DC/25/141576 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

FRONT ONE: Purple Leaf Cherry Plum tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2.4m from 8m to 5.6m Spread by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m 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/25/141576

Application record

Reference
DC/25/141576
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
25 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Lee Green
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE12 8NR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 3 November 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.

About tree works applications

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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