Horniman Museum And Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ

DC/25/140840Dead & Hazardous TreesPermitted

Proposal

ANIMAL WALK / BUTTERFLY HOUSE: ONE Willow (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 8m to 5m on E compass point. Reason: The canopy is showing decline and in poor physiological condition. Given that the canopy overhangs a high-volume path in the animal walk and willow is extremely brittle, especially when under stress, it is considered extremely hazardous. The canopy will be reduced beyond the path to reduce likelihood of failure. Informative A: many thanks for retaining the tree for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate. Informative B: suggest a tree is planted in or near the enclosure during the coming planting season protected from animal grazing and browsing for future insurance to maintain tree canopy cover in advance of possible future loss of the willow.

Received: 16 July 2025
Decided: 21 July 2025 · Granted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Forest Hill

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

ReceivedSubmitted16 Jul
ValidatedValidated16 Jul
Consult.Consultation23 Jul
TargetTarget Date23 Jul
DecidedDecided21 Jul

Decided in 5 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham100% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 5 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,595 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

DC/25/140840

Address

HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ

Postcode

SE23 3PQ

Local Authority

Lewisham

Application Type

Dead & Hazardous Trees

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Registered

Ward

Forest Hill

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address

8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

16 July 2025

Target Decision Date

23 July 2025

Date Decided

21 July 2025

Date Validated

16 July 2025

Date Submitted

16 July 2025

Last Date for Comments

23 July 2025

Decision Issued

22 July 2025

Planning Decision

Decision

Granted

Decided By

Delegated

Statutory Period

7 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.441130, -0.060737

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Associated applications

2025
16 Jul
ANIMAL WALK / BUTTERFLY HOUSE: ONE Willow (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 8m to 5m on E…
This applicationApprovedTreesDC/25/140840
2025
16 Jul
REAR: ONE dead Willow (T1)(ht.9m) REDUCE to MONOLITH approx.ht.3m. Reason: since submitting the 6-week notice…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasFiled alongsideDC/25/140854
2025
14 Jul
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-New Plant Enclosure on West Elevation of Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/25/140810

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

Conservation area: Forest Hill
Listed building: Forecourt Railings Walls and Piers to Horniman Museum London Road Se23 CatfordOn or next to this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
Registered park and garden: Horniman Gardens
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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