HOSFORD HOUSE, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SU

1. 2 Dec 2025

   Received by Lewisham

2. 3 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• HOSFORD HOUSE, 48 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SU

  DC/19/113976 Submitted 24 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from ht.15m to 12m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 7m to 4m at the W compass point. Reason: to improve one-sided crown shape influenced by adjacent trees now gone. Informative: Duty to replace (Para 121 of Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance) regarding the adjacent rear trees which have fallen over and been removed, the owner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species at the same place as soon as he or she reasonably can if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm under 5 Day Notice. In times of Climate Emergency declared by Lewisham Council in March 2019 and to support the urban forest canopy it would be greatly appreciated if consideration can be given to planting a replacement tree in the rear garden.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 9 THE OLD POST OFFICE, 61 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EW

  DC/19/110395 Submitted 8 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Construction of an additional storey at roof level to 9 The Old Post Office 61 Devonshire Road SE23.

  Refused Householder 21 docs
  Domestic

• 65 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3LU

  DC/19/110670 Submitted 28 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of 65 Devonshire Road, SE23, together with the installation of a full door to the rear elevation and the extending the existing patio (The title is amended on 13/03/2019).

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 LEYTON COURT, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3EL

  DC/19/113592 Submitted 22 Aug 2019 100 yards away

  An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Minor Material Amendments of the planning permission DC/18/107672 dated 17 October 2018 for the replacement of existing double glazed windows with the insertion of French doors, together with a modular access ramp and platform to the rear of 1 Leyton Court, Devonshire Road, SE23 in order to incorporate an electric gate.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 5 docs

• WENLOCK HOUSE, 41 STANSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HG

  DC/20/115183 Submitted 6 Jan 2020 100 yards away

  Details submitted in compliance with Condition 3 (sound insulation), Condition 4 (plans of windows, doors and entrances) Condition 5 (external materials and finishes, windows and external doors), Condition 6 (refuse and recycling), Condition 7 (cycle parking) Condition 8 (Landscaping) & condition 9 (Boundary Treatment) of planning permission reference number DC/15/092365 (as modified by s.73 amendment DC/18/107191) dated 22 February 2019 for the change of use and alterations to the ground floor level layout at the former Forest Hill Hotel, 41 Stanstead Road SE23 to provide 1 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom self-contained flats together with the construction of single storey rear extensions, including alterations to the land at the rear to enlarge the cycle parking area and to provide a communal amenity space for residents of 41 Stanstead Road as well as private amenity spaces for the new ground floor units.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 47 STANSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HG

  DC/19/111920 Submitted 15 Apr 2019 100 yards away

  The construction of a first floor side extension at 47 Stanstead Road, SE23, together with roof alterations, the construction of a rear roof extension and the installation of 3 rooflights on the front roof slope.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
  Domestic

• 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