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39 Vesta Road, London, SE4 2NJ

DC/26/143681Trees in Conservation AreasAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

REAR: ONE: Neighbouring plum tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m to 4m from 6m. SPREAD by 2m to 2.5m from 4.5m REASON: reshaping, routine maintenance.

Received
14 April 2026
Decision due
19 June 2026
Ward
Telegraph Hill
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.19 Jun
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 39 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NJ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Telegraph Hill. We hold 647 applications in total for the SE4 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SE4 2NJ
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2026
Last date for comments
19 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
28, Boveney Road, LONDON, SE23 3NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14857632
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
4

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: Telegraph Hill
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+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

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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