The Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Proposal
FRONT: ONE Catalpa / Indian Bean tree (approx HEIGHT 8m ) (T1) - REMOVAL of TWO dangerous Branches. REASON: The first has snapped and is hanging in the canopy. The second is a hazard beam that has horizontal splits. Both should be removed to mitigate health & safety issues as the gardens are a high volume area. Informative A: to thank for retaining the tree 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
- 13 April 2026
- Decided
- 22 April 2026 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation19 Apr
- TargetTarget Date19 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 8 days (council typically 56)
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 and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 9 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. 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 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,595 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Jun
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-External Lighting of planning permission DC/23/130987
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/144469 - 202622 Jun
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Minor Material…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)DC/26/144466 - 202618 Jun
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Mechanical Services/Noise Control of Listed Building Co...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/144379 - 202626 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 - 20265 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 - 202624 Apr
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 14 (Delivery and Servicing Plan-Cafe) and Condition 18 (Heritage…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/143805 - 202621 Apr
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 10-Digital Display of Listed Building Consent DC/23/130988
ApprovedListed building consentDC/26/143750 - 202627 Mar
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-External Lighting and Condition 20-PV Panels (Community Space…
RefusedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/143522 - 202612 Mar
FRONT (London Rd): ONE Bay (T1)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: it is located approximately 1m from the main foundations…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/26/143344 - 20266 Mar
Internal and external upgrade improvement works of the existing CUE building, replacement of gas boiler with…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143238 - 20266 Mar
Replacement of the existing gas cabinet air heater with air-to-air source heat pump (ASHPs) and air handling…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143242
Planning constraints
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
- 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.
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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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