Planning application
62 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T004)(ht.14m) FALLEN. Reason: Crown Tree arboricultural survey 17/07/2025 found buttress heavily decayed, low density wood, fungal decay with Meripilus giganteus. Duty to replace applies 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: large canopy replacement tree species to be selected from: small leaved lime, oak, sycamore, Robinia, Norway maple, wild cherry, beech, field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), Bird cherry, Tulip Tree, hornbeam, hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Indian horse chestnut, Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia), Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), Liquidambar, Bee-bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), Turkish hazel, Turkey oak, Holm oak, Caucasian elm (Zelkova carpinifolia) for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143369
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143369
- Type
- Dead & Hazardous Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE13 5DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/145868 Awaiting decision
62 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5DN
Schedule 1 application for discharge of details submitted pursuant to Condition 6-Soft Landscapin...
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DC/26/144918 Granted
62 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5DN
Constructed of single storey rear and side extensions, a rear dormer roof extension, insertion of...
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DC/26/143351 Decided
62 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5DN
ONE: Horse Chestnut Tree (T004) FELL to ground level. Confirmed dead by professional surveyor.
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DC/25/142428 Granted
62 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5DN
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Materials and Design Quality planning permission DC/25/140532 dated 15th October 2025 at 62 Belmont Hill SE13.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Lewisham
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Lewisham granted permission on 16 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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