Planning application
65 ST JOSEPH'S VALE, LONDON, SE3 0XG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR (no.65, land adj rail track): SIX groups Sycamore (in G1 in TPO) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 11.5m to ht.8.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1-1.5m, to previous prune points from crown reduction in 2020 ref.DC/20/119240. Reason: routine repeat maintenance for safety beside the rail line and property, squirrel damage, to retain TPO amenity and the designated railsides linear green infrastructure (SINC) for wildlife and screening. The London Borough of Lewisham (Heath Lane) Tree Preservation Order 1973. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the trees for amenity, wildlife beside the linear green infrastructure rail-sides designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), improvement in air quality, flood mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141736
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141736
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE3 0XG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Lewisham
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Lewisham granted permission on 12 January 2026, 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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