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8 Eliot Vale, London, SE3 0UW

DC/25/138699Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 3 February 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

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)
Ward
Blackheath
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target26 Feb
  5. Decided3 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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13694090
Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
3

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: 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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Source: Lewisham

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