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22A Benson Road, London, SE23 3RJ

DC/24/138411Trees in Conservation AreasPermitted

Proposal

REAR: ONE Fig tree (T20)(ht.6m,r.3m) FELL. Reason: tree has been poorly pruned, leaning, and is unlikely to regain a natural shape, small tree (dbh 100-250mm). REAR: ONE Eucalyptus (T3)(ht.13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 13m to 10m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 9m to 6m. Reason: general maintenance, large tree dbh 700mm+, canopy extends over multiple gardens. Informative A: a replacement tree is encouraged with such as crab apple, hazel, goat willow, hawthorn, alder buckthorn; Informative B: please create habitat log piles with some arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received
9 December 2024
Decided
13 January 2025 · Raise No Objection
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Forest Hill
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received9 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.21 Jan
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham100% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 22A BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ. 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 35 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,594 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/24/138411
Address
22A BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
Postcode
SE23 3RJ
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Forest Hill

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Trees Uk
Agent Address
Longfield Cottage, Nash Lane, Keston, BR2 6AP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 December 2024
Target Decision Date
21 January 2025
Date Decided
13 January 2025
Date Validated
10 December 2024
Date Submitted
9 December 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
17 December 2024
Last Date for Comments
21 January 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13625881
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
5
Coordinates
51.444256, -0.053495
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Forest Hill
  • Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction+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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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