LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/20/118875 Granted

  LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1 ht.11m, r.3-5m) REDUCE HEIGHT & REDUCE RADIUS by approx.2m, CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level, Remove basal epicormic growth. Reason: included stem fork at 3m, routine maintenance, retain within the garden setting, reduce encroachment and improve light to lawn and public footpath. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3 ht.15m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 15m to 13m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 9m to 7m, Remove lowest limb to main stem, Remove basal stem, (Remove deadwood and ivy - exempt works). Reason: routine maintenance to retain within the garden setting, reduce encroachment from side elevations, improve light to windows. FRONT: ONE Elder (T4 ht.6m) FELL. Reason: the elder is located beneath the canopy of T3 and has become an undesirable species, unsustainable for its location. Informative: landscape enhancement of Lyncourt grounds with additional vegetation such as establishing climbers on walls, introducing fragrant shrubs, bulbs and small specimen trees combined with areas of less frequently mown grass to benefit flowers for pollinators will be hugely welcome for visual amenity, environmental and wildlife benefits.

  Decided 15 Jan 2021 Trees

1. 17 Aug 2026

   Received by Lewisham

2. 11 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 11 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lewisham granted permission on 11 September 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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• 5 LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  DC/26/144589 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Removal of the existing ground floor entrance structure, and installation of a new ground floor e...

  Granted 6 docs

• 5, Lyncourt, The Orchard, London, SE3 0QT

  DC/08/069584 Submitted 12 Aug 2008 50 yards away

  Fell a Sycamore tree to the rear of Lyn Court, 5 The Orchard, SE3.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 5 LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  DC/13/082636 Submitted 18 Feb 2013 50 yards away

  Rear Left-Hand Boundary Adjoining the Bin Store Area - ONE Poplar FELL.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 5 LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  DC/13/82636 Submitted 18 Feb 2013 50 yards away

  Rear Left-Hand Boundary Adjoining the Bin Store Area - ONE Poplar FELL.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• LYNCOURT, THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  DC/20/118875 Submitted 22 Oct 2020 50 yards away

  FRONT: ONE Lime (T1 ht.11m, r.3-5m) REDUCE HEIGHT & REDUCE RADIUS by approx.2m, CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level, Remove basal epicormic growth. Reason: included stem fork at 3m, routine maintenance, retain within the garden setting, reduce encroachment and improve light to lawn and public footpath. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3 ht.15m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 15m to 13m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 9m to 7m, Remove lowest limb to main stem, Remove basal stem, (Remove deadwood and ivy - exempt works). Reason: routine maintenance to retain within the garden setting, reduce encroachment from side elevations, improve light to windows. FRONT: ONE Elder (T4 ht.6m) FELL. Reason: the elder is located beneath the canopy of T3 and has become an undesirable species, unsustainable for its location. Informative: landscape enhancement of Lyncourt grounds with additional vegetation such as establishing climbers on walls, introducing fragrant shrubs, bulbs and small specimen trees combined with areas of less frequently mown grass to benefit flowers for pollinators will be hugely welcome for visual amenity, environmental and wildlife benefits.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• LYNCOURT, 5 THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QT

  09/070729 Submitted 21 Jan 2009 50 yards away

  Repollard back to sound wood and remove epicormic growth from a Poplar tree at Lyn Court, 5 The Orchard,SE3.

  Granted Trees 1 doc