97A Peak Hill, London, SE26 4NS
Proposal
REAR: ONE Ash (T1)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Reason: leaning stem, proximity to fence and adjacent house 34 Kinver Rd, to benefit crown growth of sycamore T2. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.8-10m) CROWN THIN pollard stems by up to 30%, remove deadwood, remove four lower epicormic branches. Reason: previous pollard, congested pollard stems, crown dieback, provide clearance to garden and Kinver Road pavement. Informative A: a suitably sized replacement tree for T1 with species such as crab apple, hawthorn, bird cherry, magnolia, Amelanchier, medlar, Quince (Cydonia oblonga Meeches Prolific), laburnum, Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicas), winter flowering cherry would be hugely appreciated for amenity, urban greening and environmental benefits. Informative B: retain lying timber and create habitat log piles where possible for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 20 May 2021
- Decided
- 25 June 2021 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedSubmitted20 May
- ValidatedValidated20 May
- Consult.Consultation1 Jul
- TargetTarget Date1 Jul
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 97A PEAK HILL, LONDON, SE26 4NS. 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 36 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,147 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Cobbs Corner
- 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 (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.
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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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