Planning application
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 18m from 15m. Reason: Routine maintenance. REAR (no.96): ONE Birch (T2)(ht.6m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1.5m from 6m to4.5m to previous reduction points. Reason: reducing branch overhang from neighbour's tree. REAR: (no.98) ONE Yew (T3)(approx.ht.8-10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1.5m. Reason: reducing branch overhang from neighbour's tree. REAR (no.98): ONE Sycamore (T4)(ht.23m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to 19m from 23m. Reason: Routine maintenance. The London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Area Tree Preservation Order 1988. Informative A: huge thanks for retaining the trees for amenity, wildlife and 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/26/142579
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/142579
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE26 6PF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2006: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/24/138479 Granted
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
REAR SIDE: TWO Pear (T1 & T2, in TPO A1)(ht.9m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2-2.5m from 4-4.5m to 1.5-2m on E compass back to boundary. Reason: reduction of selected lateral branches overhanging the neighbours rear garden (Ormanton Rd). The London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Tree Preservation Order 1988 Informative A: the retention of the pear trees within the conifer tree boundary is appreciated for amenity, seasonal leaf colour, and flowers for pollinators. Informative B: Please create habitat log piles with arisings.
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DC/16/099135 Granted
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
To the South East of Property 1 Westwood Place within an Embankment:ONE Sycamore (T1) FELL and Treat Stump with an Appropriate Herbicide to Prevent Regrowth.Within a Strip of Land on the Eastern Boundary between Westwood Place and Ormanton Road:ONE Horse Chestnut (T2) Crown Lift to Approximately 6 meters and to Cut Back Branches to Old Prunning Points and Remove All Major DeadwoodONE Sycamore (T3) Crown Reduce All Round by up to approximately 2.5 meters.
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DC/14/87679 Granted
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
(TPO Westwood Hill Area Order A1-1998) Amended Application Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus ) Crown thin by 30% and crown reduce by no more than 4 metres, sever Ivy around the base. Remove Ivy when it has died to prevent damage to the bark.
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DC/14/087679 Granted
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
(TPO Westwood Hill Area Order A1-1998) Amended Application Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus ) Crown thin by 30% and crown reduce by no more than 4 metres, sever Ivy around the base. Remove Ivy when it has died to prevent damage to the bark.
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DC/06/064376/FT Granted
1 Westwood Place, Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PF
Lawful Development Certificate in respect of alterations to the front, side and rear elevations at ground floor level at 1 Westwood Place SE26.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Lewisham
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Bennu Services Ltd Agent, registered in Hove
Active · incorporated 2018 · Hove
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Lewisham granted permission on 27 April 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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7 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(in TPO area)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE by 3-4m from 18m to 14m. Reason: general maintenance, health and safety, decay cavity, light improvement. London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Tree Preservation Order, 1988. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain the horse chestnut is greatly appreciated for amenity, urban greening, wildlife, environmental, wellbeing benefits and climate change mitigation especially as the tree is close to the Hillcrest Estate/High Level Drive Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) area of remnant ancient woodland.
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Granted Trees 1 doc -
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Fell a Horse Chestnut tree AREA TPO, at the rear of 4 Westwood Place, SE26. AMENDED DETAILS
Refused Trees 1 doc -
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Granted Trees 1 doc -
1 WESTWOOD PLACE, WESTWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE26 6PF
REAR SIDE: TWO Pear (T1 & T2, in TPO A1)(ht.9m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2-2.5m from 4-4.5m to 1.5-2m on E compass back to boundary. Reason: reduction of selected lateral branches overhanging the neighbours rear garden (Ormanton Rd). The London Borough of Lewisham (94-100 Westwood Hill) Tree Preservation Order 1988 Informative A: the retention of the pear trees within the conifer tree boundary is appreciated for amenity, seasonal leaf colour, and flowers for pollinators. Informative B: Please create habitat log piles with arisings.
Granted Trees 17 docs -
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