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FLAT 5, YORK HOUSE, LAWRIE PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6DT

Granted Lewisham DC/25/141608 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

FRONT (left side): SIX Lime (TG3/T1-T6 in TPO)(ht.7m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by 3m from 7m to ht.4m to previous points ref previous history DC/21/123620. Reason: Repeat routine maintenance beside access path. London Borough of Lewisham (York House, 66 Lawrie Park Road, London SE26) Tree Preservation Order 1990. Informative A: the management to retain these low pollard trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity for Lawrie Park Road and for the treed/hedge setting of the south side of York House, providing boundary screening, urban greening for wildlife, environmental benefits, wellbeing and climate change mitigation. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/141608

Application record

Reference
DC/25/141608
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
29 Sep 2025
Decided
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE26 6DT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Bennu Services Ltd Agent, registered in Hove

Active · incorporated 2018 · Hove

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6 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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