Planning application
BURNAGE COURT, LAWRIE PARK AVENUE, LONDON, SE26 6HS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: safety concerns as tree is leaning, causing structural damage leading to collapse of low retaining wall and outgrown location, 4/5x new shrubs to be replanted in the shrubbery: hydrangea, rose, elder, pyracantha. Informative A: the replacement planting is greatly appreciated - suggest including a small magnolia as a replacement feature such as Magnolia Liliiflora. Informative B: to thank for retaining the treed, hedged and shrubbed grounds of Burnage Court for amenity, wildlife, reduce air pollution and provide shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/142304
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/142304
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE26 6HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Lewisham
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2 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewisham granted permission on 18 December 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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