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Homewalk House, Jews Walk, London, SE26 4NN

DC/25/140365Dead & Hazardous TreesApproved

Approved on 21 July 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

CENTRAL: ONE Birch (T576)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: Tree is dead, to supply 1x Field Maple 2-3m to include stake, Tie and water bag to be planted as close to the felled dead Birch as possible under duty to replace applies. Informatives: the replacement with a field maple is greatly appreciated under duty to replace; please leave a safe standing dead stem or high stump and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Duty to replace applies if a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121

Received
6 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sydenham
Agent
Treeline Services Limited
  1. Received6 Jun
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Jul
  4. Target17 Jul
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 11 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at HOMEWALK HOUSE, JEWS WALK, LONDON, SE26 4NN. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 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 4NN
Application type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 July 2025
Last date for comments
17 July 2025
Target decision date
17 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Treeline Services Limited
Agent address
Chadhurst Farm, Coldharbour Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3JH

Planning decision

Statutory period
7 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
5

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: Jews Walk
  • 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 May

    561-570 - Limes - POLLARDING to previous points approx 1.5-2m to elevate risk of branch failure due to decay…

    Closed internallyApplicationDC/26/144063
  2. 2026
    19 May

    561-570 - Limes - Pollard to previous points approx 1.5-2m. 561-570 - Pollard to previous points...

    PendingApplicationDC/26/144061
  3. 2021
    5 Nov

    As per the reasons in attached document 41631 We are pollarding all of the Lime trees as highlighted within…

    WithdrawnTree Preservation OrderDC/21/124196
  4. 2010
    19 Nov

    Crown lift to 2m from ground level, four Hornbeam treesT1-T4 at Homewalk House, Jews Walk, SE26.

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDC/10/075985
  5. 2010
    5 Nov

    The London Borough of Lewisham HOMEWALK HOUSE, JEWS WALK, London SE26 4NN Tree Preservation Order 2010. Made…

    WithdrawnConfirmed Tree Preservation OrderDC/17/103239

Source: Lewisham

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