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DC/25/140870

Trees application at 70 WALLER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5LA, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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REAR: ONE Birch (T3)(ht.7.5m) FELL. Reason: clay shrinkage subsidence damage to one side of rear bay window - no birch roots below rear foundation depth 1.7m, drain defects identified, soil not desiccated, birch a low water demand species. Informative A: crown reduction of the birch (T3) is encouraged with height reduction by 2.5m to ht.5m as recommended in MWA Arboricultural report, as no evidence the birch is causal in the cracking on one side of rear bay window. Informative B: if the birch is felled a replacement tree is encouraged further from the property in the rear garden selected from the NHBC low water demand species list such as elder, fig, birch, hazel, mulberry, magnolia, Laburnum for rear amenity, wildlife and environemntal benefits. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

DC/25/140870

Small
Trees

70 WALLER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5LA

Submitted18 Jul
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided18 Aug
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 70 WALLER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5LA. 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 31 days, 3 days quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Telegraph Hill. We hold 190 applications in total for the SE14 postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
DC/25/140870
Address
70 WALLER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5LA
Postcode
SE14 5LA
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
18 August 2025
Date Submitted
18 July 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.472427, -0.048967

Source: Lewisham