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172A Kirkdale, London, SE26 4NW

DC/24/137313Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 16 December 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Elm (ht.9m)(5967): LATERAL REDUCE by approx.3m from 7m to 4m over-extended branches over front garden and pavement, finished ht.approx.6m. REASON: to mitigate overhang and asymmetric crown, retaining central branches and inner foliage to form new crown shape, due to suppression by adjacent sycamore and previous TPO copper beech (T60) which collapsed in storm 17/18 August 2024 and to be replaced with another copper beech ref 5-day notice DC/24/138405. Informative A: the sensitive tree works to reshape the crown of the frontage elm is appreciated for streetscape amenity; Informative B: the proposed tree planting to replace the collapsed front mature copper beech (TPO T60) in 5-Day notice DC/24/138405 is hugely welcomed for public realm amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits; The council raises no objection to the proposed works clarified to front elm (5967), not beech (TPO T60).

Received
5 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sydenham
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Dec
  4. Target17 Dec
  5. Decided16 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 172A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4NW. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. 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 4NW
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2024
Last date for comments
17 December 2024
Target decision date
17 December 2024
Decision issued
20 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Connick Tree Care
Agent address
New Pond Farm, Woodhatch Road, Reigate, RH2 7QH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13386133
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
2

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: Jews Walk
  • 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    9 Dec

    FRONT: ONE Copper Beech (T60 in TPO)(ht.15m) FAILED TREE. Reason: tree failed in storm conditions weekend…

    ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesPart ofDC/24/138405
  2. 2024
    5 Sep

    FRONT: ONE Elm (ht.9m)(5967): LATERAL REDUCE by approx.3m from 7m to 4m over-extended branches over front…

    This applicationApprovedTreesDC/24/137313

Source: Lewisham

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