Planning application
31 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT: TWO Lime (T1,T2)(approx.ht.6-8m) FELL and replace with 2 smaller tree species such as magnolia or cherry. REASON: (1) Repeat maintenance required to pollard them each year, (2) they have caused extensive damage to the wall of our front garden (3) the height of the trees is a safety concern; they come right to the top of the second floor of the house. Informative A: to thank for the proposed replacement tree planting for urban greening amenity, wildlife habitat, to reduce air pollution, to cool temperatures in increasingly high summer heatwaves due to climate change. Informative B: suggested replacement species, magnolia, crab apple, hawthorn, hazel, winter flowering cherry, Orange Bark Myrtle, witch hazel, elder, Cornus mas. Informative C: please spread bark mulch around the base of the new trees clear of the stem, with watering regime to drench thoroughly with 25 litres at least fortnightly from beg April-end Sept for 5yrs whatever the weather. Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/142730
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/142730
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE4 1SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Lewisham
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2 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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