78 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

1. 3 Oct 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

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.

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.

• 72 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/19/112207 Submitted 9 May 2019 50 yards away

  The construction of a single storey rear extension at 72 Burnt Ash Road, SE12 together with the construction of a two storey outbuilding in the rear garden.

  Refused Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 58 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/25/141803 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to ht.7m, REDUCE SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions. REAR: ONE Oak (T2)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.11m REDUCE SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: is not a good specimen, a boundary wall within 2m has a high potential for damage, will improve space for the semi-mature Oak's canopy to develop, to replace with a native pollinator in a more suitable location. Informative A: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated, suggested replacement species are such as: bird cherry, crab apple, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Alder buckthorn, elder, hawthorn, pear, goat willow, Amelanchier, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonicus), Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus), Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate), Bee-bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), Parrottia persica. Informative B: huge thank you for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 72 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/20/115230 Submitted 9 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden of 72 Burnt Ash Road, SE12.

  Refused Lawful development 5 docs

• 62 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/26/144831 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE dead Cherry (T3)(ht.6.5m) FELL. Duty to replace appliesReason: Dead tree. REAR: ONE Go...

  Granted Trees

• 76 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/25/141705 Submitted 6 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  REAR SOUTH EDGE: (TG1)Consiting of 1 Snow berry, 1 Viburnum, 1 small Conifer & 1 smal Holm Oak tree LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 1.5m to 1m from fence on S compass point. ONE Lime tree (T2) Crown clean removing dead wood. ONE Yew tree (T3) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 5m to 4m, Spread by 0.5m fom 3m to 2.5m & reshape. REAR NORTH EDGE: ONE Holm oak tree (T4) CROWN REDUCTION Ht 5m unchanged, Spread by 0.5m from 2m to 1.5m & grade in to retain shape. ONE Yew tree (T5) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 0.75m from 8m to 7.25m to previous points & grade in to reshape REASON: General Maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees 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.

  Granted Trees 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 56 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY

  DC/26/142714 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Yew tree (T1) (Ht 12m) CROWN REDUCTION Spread only by 2m from 6m to 4m on all compass points. REASON: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. 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.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 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