Planning application
56 CRANFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Conifer(T1 )(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: proximity to rear elevation causing structural damage and movement. Informative A: a replacement tree at the end of the rear garden is encouraged with such as an NHBC low water demand species: hazel, elder, Laburnum, holly, birch, fig, magnolia, mulberry 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/26/143123
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143123
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE4 1UG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Lewisham
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Lewisham granted permission on 30 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.
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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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