62 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/25/141534 Granted

  62 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  FRONT: ONE Lime (6400)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance ONE (6402)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance ONE Oak (6401)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Decided 14 Oct 2025 Trees

1. 20 Mar 2026

   Received by Lewisham

2. 22 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 22 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.

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.

• 82 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/25/141572 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 0m away

  REAR: ONE Lawson Cypress tree (T1) Ht 6m FELL to ground level. REASON: To allow more light into the garden given the trees size and stature. Informative A: The tree contributes to the urban forest and rear amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits including cooling temperatures in increasingly hot summers with climate change; Informative B: We would like to strongly encourage the planting of one or two small canopy broad-leaf replacement trees to maintain the treed landscape character beside Harefield Road and amenity of Brockley conservation area, for wildlife, screening, and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change; please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity; please plant new tree(s) species such as crab apple, whitebeam, pear, Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica), bird cherry, paperbark maple, hazel, hawthorn, holly, strawberry tree, mulberry, medlar, Albizzia julibrissin, Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum) to maintain the treed landscape character of Brockley conservation area, for rear amenity and wildlife habitat.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 65 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/19/112777 Submitted 20 Jun 2019 0m away

  REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1, previous pollard) CROWN REDUCTION by 3m, from approx.ht.10m to 7m and leave a radius of 3-4m at all compass points. REAR: ONE Robinia (T2) CROWN REDUCTION by 3m, from approx.ht.10m to 7m and leave a radius of 3-4m at all compass points. Informative: Robinia (T2) - to restrict light to the ivy which is encroaching the upper canopy consider delaying/not implementing crown reduction of this well-formed tree and undertake some ivy control to restrict growth within the upper canopy.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 66 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/23/129959 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 0m away

  FRONT: ONE False Acacia (T1) (ht:13m, spread:7.2m) RE-POLLARD by approx.3-4m to 1m below previous pruning points. Reason: very close to house, excess shading FRONT: ONE Cherry (T2) (ht:8m, spread: 5m) LATERAL REDUCE by approx.1m, CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above footpath. Reason: pavement clearance, leaning, growing into neighbouring garden. FRONT: ONE Lilac (T3) (ht:4.5m) Remove basal shoots. Reason: overgrown on path and into neighbouring garden REAR: ONE Neighbouring Ash (T4)(ht.10-12m) LATERAL REDUCE by approx.2m to appropriate growth point(s) near boundary. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, environmental and wildlife benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: where possible please use cut branches in the garden to create habitat wood piles, and/ or a 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please continue to plant trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers, perennials, bulbs and groundcover for varied garden landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, enhance wildlife habitat, provide plants for pollinators, improve air quality.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 96A BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/25/141533 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 0m away

  FRONT: Maple(6405)(ht.10m) RE-POLLARD tree by 7m to previous pollard points. Reason: repeat maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 62 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/25/141534 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 0m away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (6400)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance ONE (6402)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance ONE Oak (6401)(ht.9m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. Reason: to provide street lamp clearance Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 65 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS

  DC/25/141686 Submitted 2 Oct 2025 0m away

  REAR: ONE pollard Poplar (ht.23-25m) FELL to 4-6m high stem. Duty to replace applies ? with a poplar or an oak. REASON: large bough at ht.6m ripped out due to hollow bough with decay extending down from pollard head into fork and main trunk, risk of remaining boughs which fork at similar height falling into neighbouring gardens. The intention is to retain the trunk reduced to safe height, to provide habitat for local wildlife such as possible bat roost and insects including the endangered stag beetle. Informative A: the retention of the large tree trunk reduced to a safe height is hugely appreciated due to its age and benefits for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: the replacement tree to be either a poplar or an oak, ref Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121 - duty to replace dead or dangerous trees. Informative C: please leave sections of boughs lying on the ground, create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: prior consent is required from the owner/management company of Alder House for access and ground protection etc for the crane described as needed to undertake the tree works ? management company is understood to be Pinnacle Group.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• DC/26/144620 Granted

  249A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4QD

  FRONT: THREE Lime (T1,T2,T3)(ht.7-8m) carefully re pollard the crown back to old points aproximately 3 metres of regrowth FRONT: ONE hornbeam (T4)(ht.8m) reduce the overall size of crown by 3 metres. These trees are causing excessive shading

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144936 Granted

  12 PRINCETHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PF

  REAR: ONE Lombardy Poplar (T1)(ht.16m) CROWN REDUCE by 10-11m to ht.5-6m, REDUCE SPREAD from 10m to 5m to create new pollard. Reason: multi-stemmed tree has had a major stem failure exposing large cavity approx.2m above gd level. Remaining stem above cavity is weighted towards neighbouring properties and a crown reduction to reduce weight and sail above cavity is urgently needed to minimise risk of future failures. Merely reducing the one stem would drastically change the balance of the overall canopy and exposure to wind would be likely to cause more failures on the remaining stems. Crown reduction is required for safety to reduce overall canopy to approximately 5-6m from ground level (please see annotated photo) to create a new pollard. Informative A: thank you for managing the tree by safe reduction to retain as a low pollard for rear amenity, wildlife and canopy shade to reduce heatwave temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/145009 Awaiting decision

  CLARENDON HOTEL, 8-16 MONTPELIER ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RW

  REAR: ONE: Beech Tree ( T4) ( TPO T34 of TPO 1976 ) Height approx. 25+m. FELL to ground level. REASON: For health & safety reasons we request the tree be completely felled due to disease. The tree is in a private car park within the hotel boundry.The tree branches are incredibly fragile & prone to breakage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144752 Granted

  6B WESTWOOD PARK, LONDON, SE23 3QB

  FRONT: MIXED Hedge (MX1) To cut back to boundary line to prevent encroachment onto pavement. Height is currently 2m remaining the same by a spread of 2m reducing to 1.5M on the pavement side (South). General maintenance. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m shaping accoringly. HEIGHT 2m from 12m to 10m & LATERALS 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points. Remove major deadwood. To sever Ivy at base to 2 metres from ground level.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Trees
• DC/26/144742 Granted

  13A AVON ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1QQ

  ONE Eucalyptus (T2) CROWN LIFT to 3m, CROWN THIN by 10%, CROWN REDUCTION to previous pruning points, HEIGHT by 2m from 9 mto 7m, LATERALS by 2m from 6.5m to 4.5m & CROWN HEIGHT by 1m from 2m to 3m. Reasons: Routine maintenance. Too large for garden size, causing excess shading.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Trees