27 Bishopsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4NY
Proposal
REAR: ONE Ash (T1)(ht.11-12m,r.6m) FELL. Reason: ivy covered stem, finished stem height may be at fence level due to old metal fence around tree. REAR: ONE Plum (T2)(ht.3m) on RHB: CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 3m to 1.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.5m from 3m to 1.5m, remove deadwood. Reason: general maintenance. REAR: ONE Viburnum and ONE Bay tree (G1)(ht.4m) on LHB: BAY tree - HEIGHT REDUCE by 2m from 4m to 2m. ONE Viburnum ? LATERAL REDUCE over extended branches back to boundary on (W) compass point. Reason: general maintenance. Informative A: crown reduction of rear Ash (T1) with control of stem ivy is encouraged, rather than fell, to retain the treed boundary amenity and screening with Mayow Park and benefit wildlife. Informative B: if possible please retain arisings to create habitat log piles and 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 6 November 2024
- Decided
- 16 December 2024 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedReceived6 Nov
- ValidatedValidated14 Nov
- Consult.Consultation26 Dec
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided16 Dec
Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 27 BISHOPSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4NY. 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 40 days, 6 days longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,153 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.
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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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