Holy Cross RC School, Culverley Road, London, SE6 2LD
Approved on 15 December 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Pine (T1)(ht.7m, spread 4m) FELL. Reason: the tree is heavily leaning over Sangley Road, lean increasing since 2024, now resting on the fence (causing damage) and overhanging a bus stop, concrete over to match the other tree that was previously removed ref DC/19/111859. Informative A: replacement tree planting is encouraged along the boundary with Sangley Road for streetscape amenity, to reduce air pollution for pupils, and for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change ? replacement planting also encouraged in previous tree notice DC/19/111859 to fell due to tree condition issues. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 11 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Catford South
- Agent
- Brighter Outlook Tree Surgeons Ltd.
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation24 Dec
- TargetTarget Date24 Dec
- DecidedDecided15 Dec
Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at HOLY CROSS RC SCHOOL, CULVERLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2LD. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 154 applications across Catford South. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 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
- SE6 2LD
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 24 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 December 2025
- Decision issued
- 24 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Brighter Outlook Tree Surgeons Ltd.
- Agent address
- 18, Tonbridge Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2EL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14462000
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Culverley Green
- Article 4 direction: Culverley Green 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.
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