Churchley Villas, Wells Park Road, London, SE26 6JQ
Approved on 13 August 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Yew tree (6323) Ht 6m, sprd 5m CROWN LIFT to 2.5m on W compass point (over path). REASON: Overhangs footpath & close to building. REAR: ONE Common Ash tree (6321)Ht 10m, sprd 9m CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level. REASON:Overhangs parking area. ONE Dove tree (6320) Ht 9m, sprd 7m CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level REASON: Overhangs parking area. Following findings from a tree survey. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees 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
- 15 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedReceived15 Jul
- ValidatedValidated15 Jul
- Consult.Consultation26 Aug
- TargetTarget Date26 Aug
- DecidedDecided13 Aug
Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at CHURCHLEY VILLAS, WELLS PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6JQ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 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 6JQ
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 26 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 26 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.
- 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 (22)
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, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Mar
FRONT: ONE Lime (T6325)(ht.14m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by approx.4m to approx.ht.10m to historic points, REDUCE…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/26/143415 - 202424 Sep
Replacement of windows with uPVC foil wrapped windows to all elevations, and replacement of external doors…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/24/137510
Source: Lewisham
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