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DC/26/143145

27 DUNCOMBE HILL, LONDON, SE23 1QY

Granted Lewisham Tree Preservation Order

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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 27 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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