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DC/26/143391

Trees application at 46 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL, Lewisham. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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REAR: SIX: Poplar Trees (G1) CROWN REDUCTION by 4m from 14m to 10m. SPREAD by 3m from 8m to 5m. REASON: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for both owner and neighboring properties. The tree has been reduced previously so work is part of an ongoing maintenance cycle. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points and sufficient time has elapsed to allow canopy regrowth. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. REAR: ONE: Oak Tree (T2) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 14m to 12m. SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m. REASON: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form as the tree is on a cyclical pruning programme and improve light conditions. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. REAR: ONE: Magnolia Tree (T3) CROWN REDUCTION by 1m from 9m to 8m. SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m. REASON: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. REAR: ONE: Laurel Tree (G2) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. SPREAD by 3m from 9m to 7m. REASON: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring it back to form as the tree and improve light conditions. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees 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/26/143391

Small
Trees

46 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL

Submitted17 Mar
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided22 Apr
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 46 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL. 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 36 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Brockley. We hold 384 applications in total for the SE4 postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
DC/26/143391
Address
46 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UL
Postcode
SE4 1UL
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
22 April 2026
Date Submitted
17 March 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.465280, -0.028958

Source: Lewisham