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Dartmouth Court, Dartmouth Grove, London, SE10 8AS

DC/25/140955Dead & Hazardous TreesApproved

Approved on 28 July 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT (Dartmouth Grove): ONE dead Cherry (T1/ 0932)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: the tree has died, Duty to replace applies. FRONT (corner Wat Tyler Rd/Dartmouth Grove): ONE Ailanthus (T2)(ht.18m) COLLAPSED LIMB on East compass. Reason: works to prune cracked limb stub to minimise decay into main stem, maintenance and preservation. FRONT (Wat Tyler Rd): ONE dead Sorbus (T9)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: the tree has died, fungal brackets on branches, Duty to replace applies. Informative A: huge thank you - the careful maintenance of the frontage trees is greatly appreciated to retain amenity, wildlife habitat and environmental benefits. Informative B: please leave safe standing dead stems, and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: Duty to replace applies for dead trees in conservation areas, please replace T1 and T9 with species such as Whitebeam, bird cherry, Turkish hazel, Italian alder, Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica). Informative D: additional tree planting is encouraged in any available spaces around Dartmouth Court to maintain the treed setting of the building in the long-term.

Received
28 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blackheath
Agent
Roberts Tree Care Ltd
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.22 Jul
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 12 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at DARTMOUTH COURT, DARTMOUTH GROVE, LONDON, SE10 8AS. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 6 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 165 applications across Blackheath. We hold 1,228 applications in total for the SE10 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
SE10 8AS
Application type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2025
Last date for comments
22 July 2025
Target decision date
22 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Roberts Tree Care Ltd
Agent address
714 London Road, ME20 6BL

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13901086
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
7

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

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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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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