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The Firs, 44-46 Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26 6XN

DC/24/138435Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 8 September 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The Council GRANTS the following AMENDED tree works to CROWN REDUCE the Horse Chestnut TPO T1 (not fell) as agreed in agents email 2.9.25, following the surveyors Revisit Report 30.5.25, received 17.6.25 and Level Monitoring Report 10.1.25, received 24.6.25: FRONT (beside drive): ONE Horse Chestnut (T5/T1 in TPO)(ht.13-14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approx.3-4m to ht.10-11m, LATERAL REDUCE RADIUS by 1.5-2m mainly on W,SW,S compass to r.2m all round. Reason: triple-stemmed, proximity to no.48 Lawrie Park Rd, canopy restricted by adjacent sycamore on NE compass, general maintenance. The London Borough of Lewisham (The Firs 44-46 Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26) Tree Preservation Order 2005. Informative A: the amended tree works to crown reduce instead of felling is greatly appreciated to retain amenity, wildlife habitat and environmental benefits. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received
11 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Sydenham
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target6 Feb
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 270 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE FIRS, 44-46 LAWRIE PARK GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 6XN. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 271 days, 31 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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 6XN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
29 January 2025
Last date for comments
6 February 2025
Target decision date
6 February 2025
Decision issued
9 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13628679
Documents
9
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Lewisham

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