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1 Waldenshaw Road, London, SE23 3XP

DC/20/119720Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 29 January 2021

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

REAR (no.3): ONE Sycamore (T1,ht.12-14m) FELL. Reason: Tree is showing signs of dieback in canopy. It is not a good specimen and it is felt that although a crown reduction will help keep green cover it will not be a good long term solution. Removal and replanting will provide a better specimen and help towards green cover in future. Work undertaken to improve light conditions for both owner and neighbouring properties but more importantly to prevent any health & safety issues in the future. Informative: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated to maintain London's Urban Forest tree canopy and urban greening environmental benefits including improving air quality as the property is close to the heavily trafficked S. Circular road. Suggested replacement tree species such as field maple, Sessile oak, small leaved lime, Tulip tree, Pride of India or Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Pagoda tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioica), Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia), Black locust or False acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), wild cherry (Prunus avium)

Received
22 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Forest Hill
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 WALDENSHAW ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3XP. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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 3XP
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start
19 January 2021
Last date for comments
2 February 2021
Target decision date
2 February 2021
Decision issued
1 February 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Amber Tree Care
Agent address
8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09368601
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Lewisham

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