Garages To The Rear Of, Creeland Grove, London, SE6 4LE

DC/25/140454Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 28 July 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT (by green space): TWO Ash trees (T1 in TPO, ht.14-15m)(T2 in TPO, ht.12-13m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2.5m lowest branch on each tree on East compass overhanging the garage site as marked photograph. Reason: minor works, to facilitate consented development for the garages, ref planning consent DC/23/130975. The London Borough of Lewisham, Creeland Grove, London, SE6, Tree Preservation Order 2005 Informative A: the minor work to the two TPO trees is greatly appreciated to retain their aesthetics, health and contribution to amenity in Creeland Grove and to enhance the setting and provide screening of the garage site for six residential units ref DC/23/130975. Informative B: please create a habitat wood pile with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received: 13 June 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Rushey Green

ReceivedReceived13 Jun
ValidatedValidated23 Jun
Consult.Consultation18 Aug
TargetTarget Date18 Aug
DecidedDecided28 Jul

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at GARAGES TO THE REAR OF, CREELAND GROVE, LONDON, SE6 4LE. 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 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Rushey Green. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 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: SE6 4LE
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 June 2025
Last date for comments: 18 August 2025
Target decision date: 18 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Penshurst Tree Surgery
Agent address: Forge Cottage, Penhurst, tonbridge, TN11 8BT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
Brownfield land register: Garages to rear of Creeland GroveRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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