Planning application
SCHOOL HOUSE, CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5DZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR (by railway): ONE: Sycamore (T003)(ht.7-10m) FELL. Reason: basal decay with fungal fruiting bodies. REAR (by railway): FIVE: dead Elm (T005)(ht.7-10m) FELL. Duty to replace - see Informative A below. Reason: dead trees - replacement species to be a mixture of natives: hawthorn, holly, spindle, hazel, elder, yew, alder buckthorn, purging buckthorn - see Informative B below. SIDE (east boundary): ONE: Pedunculate Oak (T007) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 5m to 3m on NW compass point. Reason: for 2m clearance from building. CENTRAL: ONE: London Plane (T008)(ht.20m, r.6m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 20m to ht.17m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 7m to 5m. Reason: repeat maintenance to previous reduction points. REAR (by car park) ONE: Sycamore (T011)(ht.10-15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to ht.12m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 7m to 5m (remove deadwood - exempt works) Reason: repeat maintenance to previous reduction points. 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: the 5x replacement trees to be mixed native species, not laurel, to reinforce the importance of the railsides for nature conservation, wildlife and biodiversity, species to be a mixture of natives: hawthorn, holly, spindle, hazel, elder, yew, alder buckthorn, purging buckthorn. Informative C: to thank for retaining trees in the college grounds for amenity, wildlife and urban forest to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143322
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143322
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE13 5DZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/143323 Withdrawn
SCHOOL HOUSE, CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5DZ
See Map T001 - Common Ash Further inspection of internal decay - Climb and inspect. T003 - Sycamore Fell to ground level. T005 - Elm x 5 Fell to ground level. T007 - Pedunculate Oak Prune selected branches to achieve a minimum of 2 metres clearance from the building. T008 - London Plane Reduce crown by 30%. T011 - Sycamore Reduce crown by 30% and remove deadwood. Please see report for reasons.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Lewisham
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
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Connick Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Lewisham granted permission on 27 April 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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See Map T001 - Common Ash Further inspection of internal decay - Climb and inspect. T003 - Sycamore Fell to ground level. T005 - Elm x 5 Fell to ground level. T007 - Pedunculate Oak Prune selected branches to achieve a minimum of 2 metres clearance from the building. T008 - London Plane Reduce crown by 30%. T011 - Sycamore Reduce crown by 30% and remove deadwood. Please see report for reasons.
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