Planning application
87 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5AX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Lombardy poplar (T1)(ht.16m) FELL. Reason: large cavity going through the stem at approx.ht.4m and decay throughout the stem, only approx 5% sound wood, hazardous tree high risk to property, PTI qualified arborist Jake Loader conducted the assessment, felled tree to be replaced under duty to replace. REAR: ONE Ash (T2)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE if possible, rather than FELL. Reason: small work zone to dismantle the Lombardy poplar next to garden cabin, ash will need to be reduced, possibly felled to work on the Lombardy poplar, no access for a MEWP or crane, felled tree to be replaced under duty to replace. Informative A: huge thank you for agreeing in agent's email 21.11.25 to look to retain ash T2 with crown reduction if possible. Informative B: please retain a safe low stem of Lombardy poplar T1 for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative D: replace Lombardy poplar T1, and ash T2 if also felled, with mixed species selected from: bird cherry, small leaved lime, oak, Robinia, wild cherry, Norway maple, whitebeam, beech, wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), walnut, hornbeam, Hop hornbeam, Indian horse chestnut, Tulip tree, wingnut, Golden Rain Tree/Pride of India (Koelreuteria paniculata), Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Turkish hazel, Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), Bee-bee tree (Tetradium daniellii/Euodia hupehensis), Caucasian Elm (Zelkova carpinifolia), Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica), Mulberry, for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change - see below for further replanting details. Informative E: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/142184
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/142184
- Type
- Dead & Hazardous Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE13 5AX
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/20/115564 Granted
87 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5AX
REAR: ONE Bay (T1)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 7m to 5.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1.5m 3.5m to 2m. Reason: repeat maintenance for dome shaped crown. REAR: ONE Ash (T2) CROWN THIN by 30%. Reason: excessive shading. REAR: ONE Poplar Lombardy (T3)(ht.22m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 8m from 22m to 14m to beneath previous pollard point (ref:DC/07/065253). Reason:cavity on pollard reduction point. REAR: ONE Oak (T4) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2-3m from 12m to 9m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2-3m from 6-8m to 4-5m. Reason: Previously crown reduced (ref: DC/07/065253), to alleviate excessive shading.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Lewisham
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20 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Dartford
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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.
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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83A BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5AX
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