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2 Aberdeen Terrace, London, SE3 0QX

DC/25/140839Dead & Hazardous TreesApproved

Approved on 21 July 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Robinia (T1)(ht.10.5m) FELL. Reason: The tree is dangerous and loosing large branches from historic pollard points. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: please retain safe standing stem or high stump, or leave the trunk lying on site as it is valuable for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: duty to plant a replacement tree 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. Informative C: suggest replacement species is another Robinia or select from: mulberry, crab apple, field maple, pear, hazel, whitebeam, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), hawthorn, Amelanchier, quince (Cydonia oblonga), bird cherry, Strawberry Tree, Chinese privet, paperbark maple.

Received
16 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blackheath
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 4 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 ABERDEEN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 0QX. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 5 days, 7 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 167 applications across Blackheath. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the SE3 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
SE3 0QX
Application type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
6 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
12
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: Blackheath
  • 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.

Source: Lewisham

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