178A Kirkdale, London, SE26 4NW
Approved on 18 August 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Ash (T0003)(ht.9m, spread 7m) FELL. Reason: crown in decline with deadwood throughout overhangs adjacent highway, the smaller adjacent ash tree to be retained. Tree replanting proposal: 2 whips to be planted for every tree removed as agents email 24 July 2025. Informative A: the proposed replacement with 2x whips is hugely appreciated for streetscape amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits, please ensure the whips are protected from mowing damage with a wide surround of bark mulch, species such as field maple, bird cherry, Robinia, Gledistsia, hornbeam, Italian alder, Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), hackberry, Kentucky Coffee Tree, Bee-bee Tree. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 9 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedReceived9 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation9 Sep
- TargetTarget Date9 Sep
- DecidedDecided18 Aug
Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 178A KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4NW. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. 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 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 4NW
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 9 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 September 2025
- Decision issued
- 20 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Connick Tree Care
- Agent address
- New Pond Farm, Woodhatch Road, Reigate, RH2 7QH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Lewisham
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