73 Horniman Drive, London, SE23 3BU
Approved on 12 March 2008
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
Crown reduce by 30% a Hornbeam tree to the rear and a Silver Birch tree to the front of 73 Horniman Drive, SE23.
- Received
- 31 January 2008
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedReceived31 Jan
- ValidatedValidated31 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Feb
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided12 Mar
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 73 Horniman Drive, London, SE23 3BU. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,610 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at London Borough of Lewisham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SE23 3BU
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 January 2008
- Consultation expiry
- 21 February 2008
- Consultation end
- 21 February 2008
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 February 2008
- Last date for comments
- 13 March 2008
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2008
- Decision issued
- 18 March 2008
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 February 2008
- Site notice end
- 21 February 2008
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20252 Oct
FRONT:ONE Birch (T1)(ht10cm)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 7m from 10m (by 30%). LATERAL REDUCTION by 1.9m from…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/141677 - 20209 Sep
SIDE: ONE Hornbeam (T1)(ht.8-10m
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/20/118330 - 20152 Dec
T1- 20% crown reduction to silver birch at the front of the property. This crown of this tree has again grown…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/15/094678 - 20098 Jun
Tree
WithdrawnTrees in Conservation AreasLE/61/73/TW - 200930 Apr
The provision of a hardstanding and brick block driveway at 73 Horniman Drive SE23.
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/09/071466/FT
Source: Lewisham
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