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116 Erlanger Road, London, SE14 5TJ

DC/23/132415Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 18 August 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

REAR: ONE Apple (T6)(ht:6m): FELL. Reason: Tree in awkward position, woolly aphid infestation, would like a play area for children, replacement tree proposed in a more suitable position, and there are other trees in the garden to sustain a canopy. Informative A: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated, species suggestions: crab apple, Amelanchier, hazel, wayfaring tree, winter flowering cherry (Prunus autumnalis), Seven-son tree, (Heptacodium miconioides), Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), wild service tree, pear, hawthorn, bird cherry, Quince, Tibetan cherry, paperbark maple, mulberry, medlar. Informative B: please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with timber arisings.

Received
19 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Telegraph Hill
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.30 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 116 ERLANGER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5TJ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 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 109 applications across Telegraph Hill. We hold 375 applications in total for the SE14 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
SE14 5TJ
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start
26 July 2023
Last date for comments
30 August 2023
Target decision date
30 August 2023
Decision issued
22 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
28, Boveney Road, LONDON, SE23 3NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12327070
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
4

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: Telegraph Hill
  • 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.

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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