14 Benson Road, London, SE23 3RJ
Proposal
FRONT: TWO pollard Lime (T1,T2)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: the trees have uprooted, are leaning, have severely decayed stems, overhang the public footpath and are likely to fall imminently. Replacement trees under duty to replace to be TWO weeping cherry, Prunus subhirtella or similar. 5 day notice details submitted by emails 25/06/2020. Informative: Duty to replace - the owner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species at the same place as soon as he or she reasonably can if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. (Para 121 of Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance). It would be appreciated if the Council could be notified when the two replacement trees have been planted.
- Received
- 25 June 2020
- Decided
- 26 June 2020 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedSubmitted25 Jun
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation30 Jun
- TargetTarget Date30 Jun
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 1 day (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 14 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 1 day, 5 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,594 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
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- 20203 Aug
FRONT: ONE Small pollard Lime (T1)(ht.3m) FELL and replant. Reason: signs of uprooting and shifting. There…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasRelatedDC/20/117778 - 202025 Jun
FRONT: TWO pollard Lime (T1,T2)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: the trees have uprooted, are leaning, have severely…
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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