Planning application
208 ALBYN ROAD, LONDON, SE8 4JQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Cherry (T1)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: The tree is too large and is impacting owners and neighbouring properties, including reducing sunlight and with signs of visible roots. Informative A: for any issues with overhanging branches from the nature reserve, please contact the council via email [email protected] as given on Lewisham council website: https://lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/openspaces/nature-reserves/brookmill-nature-reserve Informative B: a native replacement tree is encouraged for rear amenity and wildlife such as: hawthorn, hazel, holly, elder, alder buckthorn. Informative C: please retain a high trunk stump and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/142797
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/142797
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE8 4JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/21/121803 Granted
208 ALBYN ROAD, LONDON, SE8 4JQ
Details submitted in compliance with Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission DC/20/119777 dated 26 April 2021 for the construction of a mansard roof extension at 208 Albyn Road, SE8.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Lewisham
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Lewisham granted permission on 2 March 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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REAR: ONE Eucalyptus tree (T1) Ht 12.5m Spread 8m FELL. REASON: The tree is in an inappropriate location overhanging the railway. CA permission was granted 2 years ago for a reduction, ref DC/24/134788, which was applied for when a previous resident lived at the property. This work was not carried out. We and the current resident think it prudent to remove this tree, taking into account the fact that the railway will have to be closed every time it needs to be worked on, at great expense to the resident. It will also pose a hazard to the railway lines if allowed to continue growing. Informative A: repeat low pollard management to ht.3m to retain some urban greening or to plant a replacement tree for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change is encouraged. Informative B: replacement tree encouraged, species such as hawthorn, common pear, crab apple, elder, Alder buckthorn, whitebeam, hazel, field maple, holly. Informative C: please create habitat log piles and a 'dead hedge' with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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