The Chalet, Mount Gardens, London, SE26 4NG
Approved on 5 July 2024
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT (to drive): ONE Holly (10m)(T1) FELL and replace. Reason: tree has sparse canopy, with lean increasing towards the garage.Replanting proposal: customer has plans to replace with shrubs and has already planted a pyracantha. In last 10 years they have planted a cherry tree and a laburnum plus 2 apple trees and a plum tree.Informative A: the trees and shrubs planted in the garden in the past 10 years are greatly appreciated to maintain the treed landscape character and amenity of Mount Gardens, and the green drive and garage area to The Chalet.
- Received
- 3 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Agent
- English Oak Tree Services Limited
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated4 Jun
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date16 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Jul
Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at THE CHALET, MOUNT GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 4NG. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. 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 4NG
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 June 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 June 2024
- Last date for comments
- 16 July 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 July 2024
- Decision issued
- 6 July 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- English Oak Tree Services Limited
- Agent address
- 17, White Hill Close, CATERHAM, CR3 6EY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Sydnenham Hill
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Lewisham
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