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35 Micheldever Road, London, SE12 8LX

DC/26/143779Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Strawberry tree (T1) LATERAL REDUCTION by 4m from 4m to 0m of stem on E compass point. REASON: Stem has grown outside of the crown and is blocking the residents driveway. The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree. ONE Holm Oak tree RHB(T2) POLLARD Ht by 5m from 9m to 4m. REASON: Due to the placement of tree and the size, there is bord dropping/being dropped onto the front garden to which theneighbouring resident has already fallen over once; ending up in hospital. They want to keep the tree so would like it to be pollarded at approximately 4 meters so that it can be maintained as lollypop shape and it will abate the bird mess issue in turn removing the current H&S issue. The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree. REAR: ONE Magnolia tree (T3) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 4m to 3m Spread by 2m from 6m to 4m. REASON: The works are apart of a regular maintenance programme. The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree. ONE Apple tree (T4) REMOVE deadwood, CROWN REDUCTION by 1m from 3.5m to 2.5m Spread by 1m from 2.5m to 1.5m on W compass point to balance crown. REASON: The works are too stop the encroachment of the tree over the wall and onto the footpath the other side. The works are apart of a regular maintenance programme. The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree. ONE unidentified shrub (T5) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 2.5m to 1.5m Spread by 1m from 2m to 1m. REASON: To tidy crown and bring back from overhanging washing line. ALL ITEMS INCLUDING REMOVING ARISING DEBRIS, LEAVING SITE CLEAN AND TIDY. The works are apart of a regular maintenance programme. The works are too stop the encroachment of the tree onto the garden The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree.

Received
23 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lee Green
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.2 Jul
  4. Target2 Jul
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 35 MICHELDEVER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LX. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer 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 8LX
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 May 2026
Last date for comments
2 July 2026
Target decision date
2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Connick Tree Care
Agent address
New Pond Farm, Woodhatch Road, Reigate, RH2 7QH

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14880953
Comments
0
Documents
10
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: 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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