20 Earlsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PD
Approved on 18 June 2021
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
REAR: ONE Bay (T1)(ht.11m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 11m to 8m, Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 10m to 7m. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, to manage the tree within the garden setting, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Informative: the retention of the tree is greatly appreciated for rear garden amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits and health and wellbeing.
- Received
- 5 May 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedReceived5 May
- ValidatedValidated5 May
- Consult.Consultation16 Jun
- TargetTarget Date16 Jun
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 20 EARLSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PD. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,166 applications in total for the SE26 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
- SE26 4PD
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 May 2021
- Last date for comments
- 16 June 2021
- Target decision date
- 16 June 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Agent address
- 8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Sydenham Thorpes
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20209 Sep
Construction of a single storey rear extension and two rear dormers, the installation of three roof-lights…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/20/118328 - 201512 Jun
Rear Garden: Bay Tree (Laurus nobilis) crown reduce by 30% to improve light.
WithdrawnTrees in Conservation AreasDC/15/092623 - 201128 Sep
The demolition of the existing garage at the rear of 20 Earlsthorpe Road SE26 and construction of a…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionDC/11/078453/FT
Source: Lewisham
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