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Simone Court, Dartmouth Road, London, SE26 4RP

DC/24/137571Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 31 October 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

REAR: ONE Purple plum (T1)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 7m to 6m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on all compass points. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points, maintaining natural form aesthetic, improve light conditions for flat owners. REAR: ONE Purple plum (T2)(ht.7m) REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on E compass point. Reason: reduce weight loaded limb, pruning to suitable points, maintaining natural form aesthetic. REAR: ONE Elder (T3)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: The tree is growing within 1m of garage foundations. Removal will prevent damage to structure. REAR: ONE plum (T4)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 7m to 6m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on all compass points. Reason: reduction to shape canopy, improve light conditions for neighbouring property, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural form aesthetic. REAR: ONE Ash (T5)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: self-seeded ash growing within 2m of neighbouring property. Removal will prevent issues with damage to structure and subsidence in the future. Informative A: the sensitive management of rear trees is greatly appreciated for rear amenity, wildife habitat and environemntal benefits. Informative B: replacement planting of elder and creation of habitat log piles with arisings in suitable available spaces is encouraged for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received
1 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Forest Hill
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated2 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target13 Nov
  5. Decided31 Oct

Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at SIMONE COURT, DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4RP. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 4RP
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start
8 October 2024
Last date for comments
13 November 2024
Target decision date
13 November 2024
Decision issued
1 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Amber Tree Care
Agent address
8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13450352
Comments
0
Documents
10
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: Sydenham Park
  • 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.

Source: Lewisham

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