17 Southbrook Road, London, SE12 8LH
Approved on 12 January 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Purple Prunus (T1) Height: 7m - FELL. Reason: Ganoderma (root decay fungus) bracket at the base of the tree, health & safety, 5 day notice. Duty to replace applies.. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: replacement tree planting with a medium size species such as crab apple, Hawthorn, Holly, hazel, elder, Amelanchier, Cercis siliquastrum, pear, Medlar, quince (Cydonia oblinga), Laburnum, maintained in a well drained, good rooting environement avoiding root or low stem damage such as by mowing or digging. Informative C: thank you for retaining a part vegetated front garden for amenity, wildlife, and environmental benefits.
- Received
- 6 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Lee Green
- ReceivedReceived6 Jan
- ValidatedValidated6 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date12 Jan
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 6 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 17 SOUTHBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LH. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 6 days, 7 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 170 applications across Lee Green. We hold 524 applications in total for the SE12 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
- SE12 8LH
- Application type
- Dead & Hazardous Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 January 2026
- Decision issued
- 14 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Fenns Tree Care
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 6 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Lee Manor
- Article 4 direction: Lee Manor Article 4(2) 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.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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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