66 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/21/122142 Granted

  66 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  REAR: ONE Cedar (T1)(ht.20m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 2-3m from ht.20m to ht.17m and reshape top, CROWN THIN by 20%, CROWN LIFT to 4.5m above ground level. Reason: the tree has been unevenly thinned in the past, works for a uniform thin, maintain within garden setting. REAR (Horniman Nature Trail): ONE Oak (T2) LATERAL REDUCE overhanging branches to appropriate growth points. Reason: the tree overhangs, works to allow more light in. Informative A: cedar T1 - please ensure the ground beneath the cedar can receive rainwater, gaseous exchange and ideally a bark mulch of approx.50mm depth to mitigate for landscape construction works within the tree's rooting environment to help maintain tree health and retain the cedar as a focal point in the rear garden. Informative B: oak T2 ? please select prune points to minimise the diameter of branch cuts to reduce the likelihood of wound decay and to maintain tree aesthetics.

  Decided 16 Jul 2021 Trees

1. 21 Oct 2025

   Received by Lewisham

2. 3 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 24 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.

• 90 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/26/143350 Submitted 13 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/25/141507) dated 12 December 2025, in order to allow:- the construction of the bike store on a shallow concrete base, while retaining the approved mini-pile foundations for the refuse store area at 90 Wood Vale SE23.

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• 108 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/23/129955 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  ONE Lime (T1) (ht: 10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 10m to 8m, CROWN THIN by 20% and cut down basal growth ONE Ash (T2) (ht: 8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 8m to 6.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 3m to 2m, remove low branches to clear 4m ONE Oak (T3) (ht: 15m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 15m to 13m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 6m to 4m, CROWN THIN by 20% by removing epicormic growth ONE Ginko biloba (T4) (ht: 11m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 11m to 8m to previous points

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 96 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/19/110953 Submitted 12 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  The construction of a single storey rear extension at 96 Wood Vale, SE23

  Granted Householder Extension 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 100 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/18/109446 Submitted 25 Oct 2018 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Hawthorn (T1) FELL approx ht 6-7m, (leaning with signs of decay in main stem, thin crown). Voluntary replacement proposed with Amelanchier in front garden noted with thanks.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 90 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/23/129883 Submitted 10 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Weeping Willow (T1)(ht.13m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 3-4m to ht.9-10, dead stern to be reduced to knuckle at 3.5m. Reason: the tree is very rotten (white rot), health and safety concern of possible branch failure, casts shade over the patio. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain the tree for rear amenity, wildlife and urban forest canopy is greatly appreciated. Informative B: the retention of lying timber, creation of log and wood piles and /or 'dead hedges' with cut branches laid between stakes in the garden is encouraged for biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 90 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3ED

  DC/23/129957 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  FRONT: THREE Pleached Horse Chestnuts (T1) (ht:5m, spread:3.5m) RE-POLLARD higher growth to previous pruning points at approx.ht.3.5m. Reason: routine maintenance of 'hedge on legs'. REAR: ONE Golden Willow (T2) (ht.13m, spread:7.7m) RE-POLLARD to ht.6.5m, and reshape. Reason: Tree is very rotten (white rot), health and safety concerns due to potential limb failure, casts excessive shade over the patio. (repeat of notice for same tree, weeping willow T1, ref DC/23/129883). REAR: ONE Dead Pear (T3) (ht:4.5m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE Dead Pear (T4) (ht:5m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE Leaning Plum (T5) (ht:6.5m, spread:2.5m) CROWN REDUCE by approx.2m to ht.4m. Reason: to mitigate lean. Informative A: the sensitive management of the front pleached trees for streetscape amenity, and rear trees for urban forest canopy/urban greening, wellbeing, wildlife, environmental benefits beside the Horniman Gardens nature trail along the disused railway to the rear is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please retain timber lying on site to create habitat wood piles, bury logs vertically in the ground 'Giants Causeway style' for stag beetle habitat, and lay cut branches between stakes as a 'dead hedge' for linear wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Informative C: please plant replacement pear or crab apple trees or similar. Duty to replace applies if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents a risk of serious harm: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121.

  Granted Trees 10 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