Planning application
27 DUNCOMBE HILL, LONDON, SE23 1QY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Cherry (T1, TPO T5)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 7m to 6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 6m to 4m. Reason: routine repeat maintenance to suitable prune points, maintain natural aesthetic, alleviate light. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the tree for rear amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. The London Borough of Lewisham (Duncombe Hill, 5-41 odds) Tree Preservation Order 1975.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143145
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143145
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Crofton Park
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 1QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 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: Granted
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Amber Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London
Active · incorporated 2007 · London
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Lewisham granted permission on 23 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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