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1 Queensthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PJ

DC/25/138929Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 24 February 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

RHB: ONE Elderberry tree(T1)(ht. 6m)LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m form 4m to 2m on E compass point (towards and over apple tree)Reason: To cut back a selection of lower laterals extending towards and over Apple tree, to allow more light and space for apple to grow and remove major deadwood. ONE Holm Oak tree(T2)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2 metres from 6m to 4m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 0.5 metres from 3m to 2.5m. Reason: To to then trim and shape the remaining canopy accordingly and remove major deadwood. General maintenance. Rear RHB neighbouring tree: ONE Hazel tree(T3 )LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m form 4m to 2m on E compass point. Reason: To cut back a selection of laterals overhanging clients garden close back to boundary. General maintenance. REAR boundary: ONE Cypress hedge(H1) REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 6m to 3m. Reason: Reduce (just below neighbouring gutter height), shaping accordingly, trimming garden side only to create a tight and compact hedge. REAR LHB: ONE Yew hedge(H2)REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m. Reason: Shaping accordingly, trimming both sides to create a tight and compact hedge. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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
5 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sydenham
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated14 Feb
  3. Consult.28 Mar
  4. Target28 Mar
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 10 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 QUEENSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PJ. 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. There has been 1 other application 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 4PJ
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 February 2025
Last date for comments
28 March 2025
Target decision date
28 March 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-13753305
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
6

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: Sydenham Thorpes
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Lewisham

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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