Horniman Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Proposal
CENTRAL (by former boating lake): TWO Oak (T1,T2)(ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from r.8m to r.6m on W compass. Reason: to avoid damage to the trees during construction of the new café development, no height reduction proposed, pruning will be as sympathetic as possible (ref. DC/24/136005 c.10 Tree Protection Plan (TPP) of planning permission DC/23/130987, oak trees nos.89 and 90 in TPP). Informative A: many thanks for the sensitive pruning to lateral reduce two visually significant oaks beside the former boating lake to facilitate construction of the new café, ref c.10 TPP tree nos 89 & 90 ? DC/24/136005, maintaining trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change is greatly appreciated; Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 13 August 2025
- Decided
- 1 September 2025 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated29 Aug
- Consult.Consultation10 Oct
- TargetTarget Date10 Oct
- DecidedDecided1 Sep
Decided in 3 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at HORNIMAN 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 19 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Jan
REAR (Nature Trail/new café & play, boating lake area): TWELVE Lombardy Poplar (1xT002, 11xTG001…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/26/142620 - 202525 Nov
REAR (nature trail): ONE Lime (T1)(approx ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by 2m from 11m to 9m on E compass…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/142249 - 202519 Nov
CENTRAL (by toilets): ONE Ash (T156)(approx ht.7m) FELL. Reason: adjacent to public toilets, specimen has…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/142185 - 202523 Oct
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6 (Surface Water) of planning permission DC/23/130987
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/25/141908
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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