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74 Belmont Park, London, SE13 5BN

DC/25/140859Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 18 August 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.15m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 2.5m to 12.5m. LATERAL REDUCTION by 10m from 7.5 m. Reason: routine maintenance. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.11m) FELL. Reason: large historic wound at the base of the tree. REAR: ONE Hazel (T3)(ht.6m) CROWN THIN by 15% (maximum). Reason: to create a more even crown density and routine maintenance. REAR: ONE Hazel (T4)(ht.6m) CROWN THIN by 15% (maximum). Reason: to create a more even crown density and routine maintenance. REAR: ONE Purple Plum (T5)(ht 8m) CROWN THIN by 15% (maximum). Reason: to create a more even crown density and routine maintenance Informative A: huge thank you for retaining rear garden trees T1,T3-T5 for rear amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate. Informative B: a replacement large canopy tree is encouraged for T2, species such as field maple, bird cherry, Golden Rain Tree/Pride of India (Koelreuteria paniculata), Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Turkish hazel, Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica). Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received
17 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blackheath
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 74 BELMONT PARK, LONDON, SE13 5BN. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 167 applications across Blackheath. We hold 980 applications in total for the SE13 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
SE13 5BN
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
29 July 2025
Last date for comments
1 September 2025
Target decision date
1 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Trees Uk
Agent address
Longfield Cottage, Nash Lane, Keston, BR2 6AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14183378
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
10

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: 48-84 Belmont Park Article 4 Direction+1 more
  • 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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