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18 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RL

Granted Lewisham DC/26/142539 Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

REAR: ONE Olive (T1)(ht.8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.5m. Reason: general maintenance REAR: ONE Bay (T2)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: growing against the boundary wall, multi-stemmed, ongoing growth is causing direct impact and structural pressure to the wall, stems showing signs of decay. Informative A: a replacement tree is encouraged such as hawthorn, elder, hazel, crab apple, magnolia, Amelanchier, Pear, Quince (Cydonia oblonga), holly, Laburnum, strawberry tree, for rear amenity, wildlife, and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/142539

Application record

Reference
DC/26/142539
Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Registered
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Decided
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE3 0RL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 9 February 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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