Planning application
DC/26/142998
PENTLAND HOUSE, OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SZ
Proposal
REAR: ONE dead Japanese Cherry (T1)(ht.3m) FELL & replace. Reason: recent major limb failure, with fungal fruiting bodies, replace with another Japanese Cherry (tree to be double staked and tied, mulch applied to base), duty to replace applies. FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.17m) remove deadwood, suspended and broken branches ? exempt works. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: huge thank you for the replacement Japanese cherry for T1, under duty to replace. Informative C: great appreciation for retaining a treed site for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative D: please retain safe standing deadwood stem and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/142998
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Lewisham
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27 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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/26/144810 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144733 Granted
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