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DC/25/141802

Trees application at 39 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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REAR: ONE Ash tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 12m to 11m Spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. REASON: To shape canopy, pruning to suitable points; maintaining natural aesthetic. To bring back to form, improve light conditions for owner & neighboring properties. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

DC/25/141802

Small
Trees

39 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL

Submitted14 Oct
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided10 Nov
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 39 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL. 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 27 days, 7 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 193 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,517 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
DC/25/141802
Address
39 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL
Postcode
SE23 3RL
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
10 November 2025
Date Submitted
14 October 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.443910, -0.053654

Source: Lewisham