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HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

Awaiting decision Lewisham DC/26/144982

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

Proposal

REAR: SIX Sycamore (T1-T6)(ht.6-9m) FELL. Reason: self-set saplings on the raised boundary, over...

As published by the council, reference DC/26/144982

Application record

Reference
DC/26/144982
Status
Unknown
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sep 2026
Ward
Telegraph Hill
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Postcode
SE14 5SF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/144526 Granted

    HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    Installation of replacement double-glazed aluminium to the Swingland Building (Unit 1) and double...

    Decided 15 Sep 2026
  • DC/26/143613 Granted

    HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    FRONT: ONE: Lime tree (T1)(ht.16m) FELL. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. FRONT: ONE: Lime tree (T2)(ht.14m) FELL. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. FRONT: ONE: Horse Chestnut tree (T4)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to ht.14m, REDUCE SPREAD by 5m from 14m to 9m, prune on a biennial cycle top maintain broadly at reduced dimensions. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. Informative A: to thank for retaining other frontage trees for landscape character, amenity, setting of the school buildings, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and reducing air pollution. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: should removal of the 2x lime trees not secure building stability, then would encourage the underpinning to avoid further tree removal.

    Decided 18 May 2026 Trees
  • DC/21/121577 Granted

    HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    Details submitted in compliance with Condition 4 (BREEAM Score), Part B, attached to planning permission reference DC/19/114696, issued on 10 February 2020, for the construction of single storey rear extension to EFAF block following demolition of the existing extension; refurbishment of the EFAF block including installation of new windows and door, provision of new rainwater goods, installation of barrier guarding on the roof and redevelopment of the shower block to create a specialist IT facility at a building at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham College, Pepys Road SE14.

    Decided 2 Jun 2021 Full applications
  • DC/19/115092 Granted

    HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    The construction of a part single/part two storey temporary building fronting Vesta Road to provide five classrooms together with construction site storage, drop off area and bin storage area at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham College SE14.

    Decided 11 Mar 2020 Full applications
  • DC/19/114696 Granted

    HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    The construction of single storey rear extension to EFAF block following demolition of the existing extension; refurbishment of the EFAF block including installation of new windows and door, provision of new rainwater goods, installation of barrier guarding on the roof and redevelopment of the shower block to create a specialist IT facility at a building at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham College, Pepys Road SE14.

    Decided 10 Feb 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2026

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 21 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Unknown

    Previously Registered.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 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 56 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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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Nearby applications

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  • HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/26/144526 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of replacement double-glazed aluminium to the Swingland Building (Unit 1) and double...

    Granted Windows or glazing 11 docs
  • HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/19/114696 Submitted 18 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    The construction of single storey rear extension to EFAF block following demolition of the existing extension; refurbishment of the EFAF block including installation of new windows and door, provision of new rainwater goods, installation of barrier guarding on the roof and redevelopment of the shower block to create a specialist IT facility at a building at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham College, Pepys Road SE14.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 36 docs
    Small domestic
  • HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/26/143613 Submitted 8 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    FRONT: ONE: Lime tree (T1)(ht.16m) FELL. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. FRONT: ONE: Lime tree (T2)(ht.14m) FELL. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. FRONT: ONE: Horse Chestnut tree (T4)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to ht.14m, REDUCE SPREAD by 5m from 14m to 9m, prune on a biennial cycle top maintain broadly at reduced dimensions. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. Informative A: to thank for retaining other frontage trees for landscape character, amenity, setting of the school buildings, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and reducing air pollution. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: should removal of the 2x lime trees not secure building stability, then would encourage the underpinning to avoid further tree removal.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • HABERDASHERS ASKES, TEMPLE GROVE FREE SCHOOL, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/26/144510 Submitted 23 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    REAR: ONE Cherry (T2)(ht.4m) FELL to 1m stump. Reason: supressed by adjacent tree, crown 80% dead. REAR: ONE Oak (T3)(ht.10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: clearance from building. REAR: ONE dead Box Elder (T4)(ht.2.5m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Maple (T6)(ht.3.4m) FELL. Reason: to allow new fence to be installed, duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Elm (T14)(ht.7m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies. Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays. Replacement tree planting under duty to replace, as agents email dated 13 July 2026 to be: 3x replacement trees, mixed species, selected from oak, elm, field maple, cherry, planted within the southern boundary woodland area where T4 & T6 are currently sited, the trees will be staked, tied, with bark mulch surround with frequent watering maintenance by facilities manager to ensure trees survive and thrive. 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; Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative B: huge thanks for planting 3x replacement trees to maintain the treed southern boundary, for the treed setting of the pupils garden and thanks also for retaining the other trees for tree 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.

    Granted Trees 17 docs
    Small domestic
  • HABERDASHERS ASKES, TEMPLE GROVE FREE SCHOOL, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/26/144511 Submitted 23 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    REAR: ONE Cherry (T1)(ht.4m) POLLARD by 2m from ht.4m to 2m. Reason: ivy clad tree REAR: ONE Sycamore (T5)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m on N compass point, small diameter laterals only, remove dead wood. Reason: clearance from building. REAR: ONE Willow (T10)(ht.15m) remove small, cracked stem at the base. Reason: safety REAR: ONE dead Beech (T18)(ht.3m) FELL. Reason: dead tree. Duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Sorbus (T19)(ht.3.5m) FELL. Reason: dead tree, leaning (hung up in the vines). Duty to replace applies. Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays. 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; Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative B: replacement trees for the 2x dead trees T18 & T19 to be selected from hawthorn, hazel, bird cherry, crab apple Malus sylvestris), quince (Cydonia oblonga) whitebeam, holly, alder buckthorn, goat willow, common pear, purging buckthorn. Informative C: huge thank you for planting replacement trees and maintaining existing trees to retain the treed school boundary for amenity, wildlife and a treed shady garden play area for pupils and climate change mitigation. Informative D: please retain safe high dead stumps and create habitat log piles or 'dead hedge' with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

    Granted Trees 10 docs
  • HABERDASHERS ASKES HATCHAM COLLEGE, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF

    DC/19/115092 Submitted 19 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    The construction of a part single/part two storey temporary building fronting Vesta Road to provide five classrooms together with construction site storage, drop off area and bin storage area at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham College SE14.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs