16 Kingsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PG
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: ONE Poplar tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION HEIGHT by 4m from 20m to 16m. Reasons: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. There is a large cavity in the base of the tree. It is not felt that removal is necessary but pruning will mitigate the risk of failure under stress. The tree will tolerate the pruning as outlined above, work will be carried out to BS3998 standards. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 15 April 2024
- Decided
- 10 May 2024 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation27 May
- TargetTarget Date27 May
- DecidedDecided10 May
Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 16 KINGSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PG. 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 25 days, 9 days quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning 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.
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