Planning application
51 SOUTHBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
REAR: TWO Hawthorn (T1,T2) (ht.5m) FELL. REAR: ONE Leylandii (T3) (ht.3m) FELL. REAR: ONE Hazel ...
As published by the council, reference DC/26/145394
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/145394
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SE12 8LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/141969 Granted
51 SOUTHBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LJ
REAR: ONE Silver Birch (T1)(ht.11m, spread 4m) FELL. Reason: tree is dead and colonised by Birch Polypore. REAR: ONE Hawthorn (T2)(ht.7.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 6m to 5.5m. Reason: general maintenance, retaining natural shape, remove major deadwood. REAR: ONE Hazel (T3)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.3.5m. LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 5.0m to 4.5m Reason: general maintenance. REAR: ONE hawthorn (T4)(ht.6.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.5m. LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 5.5m to 5m. Reason: general maintenance. FRONT: ONE Cotoneaster hedge (H1)(ht.2.6m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5m to ht.2.1m. Reason: general maintenance. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014 - replacement species suggestions: another birch, or such as crab apple, elder, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Strawberry Tree, Cornus controversa, Amelanchier, wayfaring tree. Informative B: retaining a safe standing dead birch stem (T1) is encourage and the creation of habitat log piles with other arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: huge thank you for retaining vegetated gardens and encourage planting additional trees, shrubs, perennials and climbers where space allows for amenity, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, reduce flood risk and to reinforce railside linear green infrastructure to the rear.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Lewisham
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5 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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.
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