1 Waldenshaw Road, London, SE23 3XP
Approved on 1 July 2026
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
G1 - 3 x Lime ? crown reduce Reduce height by 3m from 15m to 12m and lateral spread by 2m from 6m to 4m on all compass points for all three trees. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to bring back to form and improve light conditions for the owner and the neighbours. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. T1 - Cypress ? crown reduce Reduce height by 5m from 16m to 11m, no reduction of lateral spread. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to remove die back in upper canopy and reduce live growth. Only dead branches will be removed The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above.
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedReceived29 May
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation10 Jul
- TargetTarget Date10 Jul
- DecidedDecided1 Jul
Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 1 WALDENSHAW ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3XP. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,610 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 3XP
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 10 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Amber Tree Care
- Agent address
- 8 Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Lewisham
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