DC/24/137397Planning Application DC/24/137397

Trees application at KINGSWOOD, 1 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4DY, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T4, T6 in TPO)(ht.16m) FELL. Reason: subsidence at the property, felling is proposed as a remedy to the differential foundation movement at the property and to ensure the long-term stability of the building. Tree replanting proposed: Crab apple, Hawthorn or Holly of a height no greater than 6m. The London Borough of Lewisham (Albion Villas & Redberry Grove) Tree Preservation Order 1974. Informative A: the proposed replacement tree(s) for sycamore (T4, TPO T6) is appreciated and suggest species from NHBC low water demand species, such as Gleditsia, holly, Laburnum, hazel, elder, birch - to be planted close to the frontage boundary with Sydenham Park Road to maintain the treed boundary for public amenity. Informative B: the application is to fell Sycamore T4 (TPO T6) only - not Oak T2 (TPO T8) as mentioned in PSI Arboricultural Assessment Report June 2021 para 4.2. Informative C: should structural issues continue after a period of monitoring following the felling of sycamore (T4, TPO T6), the use of a copper impregnated geotextile fabric root barrier such as Optera or Cutex is strongly encouraged to avoid the felling of any of the three mature oak trees T1(TPO T9), T2(TPO T8), T3 beside Redberry Grove.

DC/24/137397

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Trees

KINGSWOOD, 1 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4DY

SubmittedSubmitted12 Sept

ValidatedValidated

ConsultationConsultation

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DecidedDecided20 Dec

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at KINGSWOOD, 1 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4DY. 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 99 days, 9 weeks longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,039 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.