8 Eliot Vale, London, SE3 0UW
Approved on 3 February 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT: TWO London Plane trees (T1 & T2) Frnt boundary, adjacent to Heath Lane entrance: To remove major deadwood, split and hanging branches CROWN LIFT ht by 4m from 18m to 22m over the road. Spread 15m remaining the same. ONE Robinia tree (T3) Frnt RHB: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 3m from 8m to 5m Spread by 1m from 3m to 2m, cutting back to appropriate growing points where possible and remove major deadwood. ONE Holm Oak tree (T4) Frnt RHB: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 4m from 10m to 6m Spread 4m remaining the same. Trim & shape remaining canopy. ONE Holly tree (T5) Frnt RHB: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m Spread by 1.5m from 3m to 1.5m and to trim & shape the remaining canopy. REASON: To create a more compact and balanced form in order for the gardeners to carry out the upper crown maintenance more readily. REAR: ONE Beech tree (T6) Towards Rear boundary: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 2m from 6m to 4m Spread by 1m from 3m to 2m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood. ONE Cotoneaster tree (T7) Towards Rear boundary: CROWN REDUCTION ht by up to 1.5m from 8m to 6.5m Spread by 1.5m from 8m to 6.5m, maintaining the umbrella shape and remove major deadwood. ONE Pittosporum Tenuifolium tree (T8) Towards Rear boundary: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 2m from 6m to 4m Spread 2m remaining the same and to trim & shape the remaining canopy to create a more compact and balanced form. ONE T9 Plum tree (T9) CROWN REDUCTION ht by 2m from 5m to 3m Spread 2m remaining the same and to trim & shape the remaining canopy to create a more compact and balanced form. TWO Apple trees (T10 & T11) CROWN REDUCTION ht by 2.5m from 8m to 5.5m Spread by 2.5m from 6m to 3.5m, maintaining a natural shape and remove major deadwood. ONE Weeping Willow tree (T12) Rear boundary: CROWN REDUCTION ht by 3m from 6m to 3m Spread 4m remaining the same. CROWN LIFT from ground to 1.5m Trim & shape remaining canopy. REASON to re-establish its original umbrella shape. Reason for work ? General maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 15 January 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Blackheath
- ReceivedReceived15 Jan
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date26 Feb
- DecidedDecided3 Feb
Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 8 ELIOT VALE, LONDON, SE3 0UW. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 167 applications across Blackheath. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the SE3 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
- SE3 0UW
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2025
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 26 February 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Trees Uk
- Agent address
- Longfield Cottage, Nash Lane, Keston, BR2 6AP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Blackheath
- 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.
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