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2 ORCHARD DRIVE, LONDON, SE3 0QP

Granted Lewisham DC/25/142297 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

REAR: ONE London plane(T1)(ht.16m) RE-POLLARD limbs by 2-5m as indicated in figures submitted to previous pollard points. Reason: repeat maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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/25/142297

Application record

Reference
DC/25/142297
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE3 0QP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 12 January 2026, 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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