Flat B, 14 Casella Road, London, SE14 5QL
Approved on 2 April 2024
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
REAR: ONE Sycamore (cr.n5,T1)(ht:12m, rs:10m): CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 12m to 9m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 10m to 7m; Reason: close to rear elevation, repeat cyclic management of tree. REAR: ONE Sycamore (cr.n7,T2)(ht:15m): FELL. Reason: safety, open cavity at base on S & E aspects, screwdriver pushed 380mm into altered wood, stem diam 450mm, remaining wood becoming altered. REAR: ONE Sycamore (cr.n9,T3)(ht:11m): FELL. Reason: safety, large section of dead bark at base with altered wood and Armillaria (honey fungus) rhizomorphs visible. Informative A: the retention of 3 rear trees for rear outlook amenity and urban forest environmental and wildlife benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: replacement blossom tree(s) are encouraged such as winter flowering cherry, crab apple, quince, pear, Amelanchier, Cornus mas, Witch hazel, magnolia, Chimonanthus praecox, wayfaring tree, Guelder rose, hawthorn, cherry plum. Informative C: if possible create habitat log piles for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.
- Received
- 5 February 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- New Cross Gate
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated21 Feb
- Consult.Consultation3 Apr
- TargetTarget Date3 Apr
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at FLAT B, 14 CASELLA ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5QL. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across New Cross Gate. 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 5QL
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 February 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 April 2024
- Target decision date
- 3 April 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arborhelp
- Agent address
- 13, Bowness Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5AA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Hatcham
- Article 4 direction: Hatcham Conservation Area+1 more
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
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Source: Lewisham
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