Planning application
DC/25/142391
LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, 40 WOODYATES ROAD, LONDON
Proposal
REAR OPEN SPACE (rear 25 Pitfold Rd): TWO Lombardy Poplars (T1 and T2)(in G1 in TPO)(approx.ht.13-14m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. Reason: recent health and safety inspection identified the trees are dead and risk to nearby property. The London Borough of Lewisham (Land at the rear of Woodyates Road and Pitfold Road, London SE12) Tree Preservation Order 1996. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement TPO tree when there is an urgent necessity to remove the tree because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 79 and 80 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative B: two replacement trees are required, species selected from: beech, hornbeam, field maple, wild cherry, aspen, sessile oak. Informative C: if possible, retain safe high stems or stumps for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: the Trust's previous tree planting as part of the Queens Green Canopy and habitat enhancement including log piles is greatly appreciated and encouraged to maintain the site's wooded character and biodiversity benefits for amenity, wellbeing, wildlife and environment including shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change
As published by the council, reference DC/25/142391
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Lewisham
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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DC/26/144839 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144510 Granted
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DC/26/144810 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144733 Granted
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