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DC/25/138762

Trees application at 138 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SZ, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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FRONT: ONE Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) (T1)(ht.5m,r.7.5m) FELL. Reason: multi-stemmed, wide spreading, leaning and unstable, poor root system. FRONT: ONE Holly (T3)(ht.6.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT BY 2m from 6.5m to 4.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 0.75m from 2.5m to 1.75m. Reason: reshape, too large for environment, blocking light from windows. REAR: ONE Elder (T4)(approx.ht.6m,r.2.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to approx.ht.4.5m, CROWN THIN by 10%, CROWN LIFT to 3.5m above ground level, remove ivy. Reason: to allow more light into the garden/house. Informative A: please plant a replacement tree for front Sumac (T1) for street amenity and wildlife, species such as crab apple, Tibetan cherry, paperbark maple, Amelanchier, witch hazel, Cornus mas, winter flowering cherry, Magnolia stellata, Magnolia Liliiflora. Informative B: creating habitat wood piles with some arisings from elder (T4) is encourage for wildlife and biodiversity.

DC/25/138762

Small
Trees

138 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SZ

Submitted21 Jan
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided17 Feb
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 138 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SZ. 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 27 days, 7 days quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,516 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
DC/25/138762
Address
138 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3SZ
Postcode
SE23 3SZ
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
17 February 2025
Date Submitted
21 January 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.444790, -0.051343

Source: Lewisham