55 LEE TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9TA

1. 14 Oct 2025

   Received by Lewisham

2. 27 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 27 October 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.

• 53 LEE TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9TA

  DC/26/143501 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Silver Birch (T1)(ht.11-12m) FELL. Reason: stem fork split with included bark, split increasing. Informative A: replacement tree planting is encouraged with such as another birch. Informative B: thank you for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife and to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity and hedgehog highway holes in garden boundaries.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 1 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LJ

  DC/25/141109 Submitted 13 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  The display of externally illuminated lettering signs and projecting sign at 1 Lawn Terrace SE3.

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• 1 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LJ

  DC/25/142033 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  A new special treatment licence under the London local Authorities Act 1991. No comment

  Withdrawn Telecoms

• 1 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LJ

  DC/25/141643 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Special Treatment Licence London Local Authorities act 1991

  Withdrawn Telecoms

• 5 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LJ

  DC/20/115399 Submitted 22 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  The construction of a two storey rear extension and creation of a lightwell at basement level, alterations to the elevations to include new window to side, new flat roof to the porch, installation of replacement windows, garage door and new rooflights in front roof slope and raising of brick wall as balustrade at the main entrance of 5 Lawn Terrace SE3.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 20 docs
  Small domestic

• VIEWPOINT, LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9TN

  DC/25/139053 Submitted 14 Feb 2025 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Robinia (T1) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level, remove deadwood. REAR: ONE Robinia (T2) LATERAL REDUCE by 2-3m from branch ends 9m to 7m, remove deadwood. REAR: ONE Fraxinus (T3)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: tree growing close to wall and neighbouring building. FRONT: ONE Robinia (T4) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level, remove deadwood. FRONT: ONE Fraxinus (T5)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: tree pushing wall over. FRONT: ONE Prunus (T6)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: tree pushing wall over. FRONT: ONE Quercus (T7) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level, CROWN THIN by 25%. FRONT: ONE Quercus (T9) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level, CROWN THIN by 25%. FRONT: ONE Tilia (T10) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level, CROWN THIN by 25%. Informative A: replacement trees and shrubs are encouraged near the frontage with Lee Park for streetscape amenity, screening and attractive green outlook for residents and additional trees within the site including large canopy species where suitable to maintain the treed setting, amenity, reduce air pollution for residents and for wildlife and biodiversity benefits, species such as crab apple, hawthorn, hazel, quince (Cydonia oblonga), bird cherry, elder, small leaved lime, field maple, strawberry tree, wild service tree, Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), Bee-bee Tree (Euodia hupehensis/Tetradium daniellii), Turkish hazel. Informative B: please create habitat log piles for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 4 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