Planning application
58 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T2)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to ht.12m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions for owner & neighbouring properties. REAR: ONE Lime (T3)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.9m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions for owner & neighbouring properties. Work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. Informative A: thank you for retaining the trees for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/142028
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/142028
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE4 1UL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/141744 Granted
58 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL
FRONT: ONE Copper Beech (TPO T1) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 20m to ht.17m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 4m from 20m to 16m. Reason: to bring back to form & improve light conditions for owner & neighbouring properties, ongoing repeat maintenance cycle. The London Borough of Lewisham (58 Breakspears Road London SE4) Tree Preservation Order 2010. Informative A: huge thank you for maintaining the tree for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Lewisham
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in London
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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.
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