DC/25/140854Planning Application DC/25/140854

Trees application at HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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REAR: ONE dead Willow (T1)(ht.9m) REDUCE to MONOLITH approx.ht.3m. Reason: since submitting the 6-week notice to lateral reduce the crown, on 12 August 2025 agent confirms the tree has died. The willow was already showing canopy decline and poor physiological condition, spring and summer 2025 have been exceptionally hot and dry, the tree is on sloping ground above a highly used path in the animal walk area, tree considered extremely hazardous, with brittle wood prone to failure. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: managing the tree as monolith for wildlife and biodiversity is greatly appreciated. Informative B: duty to replace 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, government guidance para 121. Informative C: a large canopy species tree required as replacement, planted near the original tree during the 2025-26 planting season, and the monolith and replacement tree to be protected with fencing from animal damage. Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Works amended to fell from lateral reduce as agents email 12 August 2025:

DC/25/140854

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

SubmittedSubmitted16 Jul

ValidatedValidated

ConsultationConsultation

TargetTarget Date

DecidedDecided18 Aug

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% 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 33 days. 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 193 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,517 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.