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71 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

Awaiting decision Lewisham DC/26/144958

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

REAR (front to Cleeve Hill): ONE dead Silver Birch (T1)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Duty to replace applies...

As published by the council, reference DC/26/144958

Application record

Reference
DC/26/144958
Status
Registered
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Postcode
SE23 3BU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/19/114635 Refused

    71 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    The installation of replacement windows in the front elevation at ground floor level, enlargement of the window opening at second floor level, bifold doors in the rear elevation and rooflight in the rear roof slope at 71 Horniman Drive SE23.

    Decided 28 Jan 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Lewisham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewisham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewisham's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Lewisham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 69 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/19/114350 Submitted 18 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    The construction of a dormer extension to the rear roofslope and installation of a rooflight to the rear at 69 Horniman Drive, SE23.

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 17 docs
    Domestic
  • 67 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/24/136663 Submitted 5 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Proposed alteration of the front elevation in connection with conversion of the garage to provide additional living space and all other associated works at 67 Horniman Drive SE23

    Granted Householder 8 docs
    Domestic
  • 73 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/25/141677 Submitted 2 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    FRONT:ONE Birch (T1)(ht10cm)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 7m from 10m (by 30%). LATERAL REDUCTION by 1.9m from 6.5m to 4.6m Reason: routine 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 7 docs
  • 71 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/19/114635 Submitted 12 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    The installation of replacement windows in the front elevation at ground floor level, enlargement of the window opening at second floor level, bifold doors in the rear elevation and rooflight in the rear roof slope at 71 Horniman Drive SE23.

    Refused Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 26 docs
  • 62 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/24/136417 Submitted 14 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing garage into a habitable space and the replacing of the garage door with a window and timber cladding surround at 62 Horniman Drive, SE23 including installation of replacement aluminium double-glazed windows and doors to all elevations.

    Granted Householder Windows or glazing 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 67 HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BU

    DC/26/143237 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    REAR: ONE Elder (T1)(ht.4m) FELL. Reason: poor quality, self-seeded specimen, crown in decline, client is reinstating boundary fencing where the tree is growing and is keen to relandscape and plant the area. FRONT: ONE Ash (T3)(ht.8m) remove deadwood (exempt works). Reason: tree has major deadwood overhanging a public footpath, prominent basal decay and Inonotus hispidus brackets on top of the crown, outside a school, posing a hazard. Informative A: replacement planting is encouraged for rear (T1) for amenity and to support wildlife with another elder or such as crab apple, pear, hazel, laburnum, Magnolia, mulberry. Informative B: huge thanks for retaining the front ash for streetscape amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings from T1 & T2 for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: please provide hedgehog highway holes in the gravel board of replacement fencing.

    Granted Trees 6 docs