Planning application
127 PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Pear tree (T1) RG Bndry HEIGHT REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m. REASON: To encourage an umbrella formed crown. ONE Whitebeam tree (T2) LHS CROWN THIN by 25% LATERAL REDUCTION by 4m from 6m to 2m on W compass point to suitable growing points, reduce by 2m from 5m to 3m on remaining compass points. 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.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141853
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141853
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Telegraph Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE14 5SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/20/115454 Granted
127 PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SE
REAR: ONE Pear (T1) HEIGHT REDUCE by 1m from 6.5m to 5.5m to previous prune points, CROWN THIN on S compass point (over garden) by 20% REAR: ONE Whitebeam (T2) HEIGHT REDUCE by 1m from 6.5m to 5.5m to previous prune points, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m on all compass points. Reason: to retain shape and maintain crowns within garden setting. NB. Works to wisteria do not require council consent
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Lewisham
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Lewisham granted permission on 10 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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