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The Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ

DC/26/143344Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT (London Rd): ONE Bay (T1)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: it is located approximately 1m from the main foundations of the building so removal will mitigate future issues. A mediterranean garden will be planted up as a replacement as an example of a drought resistant form of urban planting. REAR (by nursery): ONE Beech (T2)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: it is dominated by the larger beech & yew trees growing nearby leading to phototropic lateral growth towards the nursery that will cause problems for the gutters & roof. Another beech tree will be planted a little further away in the south downs. REAR (by nursery): ONE Yew (T3)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 10m to ht.9m, LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m Southern laterals. Reason: to rebalance the tree keeping a natural aesthetic. Informative A: the replacement tree for beech (T2) is hugely appreciated to maintain the treed character of the gardens, for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Forest Hill
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,612 applications in total for the SE23 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
SE23 3PQ
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
1 April 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026
Decision issued
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Amber Tree Care
Agent address
8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14777240
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
6

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: Forest Hill
  • Listed building: Forecourt Railings Walls and Piers to Horniman Museum London Road Se23 CatfordOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
  • Registered park and garden: Horniman Gardens
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Jun

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-External Lighting of planning permission DC/23/130987

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/144469
  2. 2026
    22 Jun

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Minor Material…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/26/144466
  3. 2026
    18 Jun

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Mechanical Services/Noise Control of Listed Building Co...

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/144379
  4. 2026
    26 May

    REAR: ONE Willow tree (T1) - Ht approx 12m FELL to 4m. REASON: Fell to leave a monolith for habit...

    ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/26/144126
  5. 2026
    5 May

    REAR (by pitch & putt): ONE Cedar (T1)(approx.ht.16m) remove one snapped limb. Reason: it has snapped and…

    ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/26/143935
  6. 2026
    24 Apr

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 14 (Delivery and Servicing Plan-Cafe) and Condition 18 (Heritage…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/143805

Source: Lewisham

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