DC/25/140099

Status: Granted (16 Jun 2025)
Application Details
Description

REAR (boundary): ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: narrow canopy, within 2m of adjacent property, remove to avoid future structural issues, a native tree will be planted in a more suitable location in the rear garden.REAR (boundary): ONE Holm Oak (T2)(ht.13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 13m to 10m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m. Reason: to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. REAR (left side): ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: in poor physiological and structural condition with a small cavity 2m above ground level in the main stem, another stem has been removed at ground level, showing signs of dieback in the canopy, a native tree will be planted in a more suitable location. This is twin-stemmed sycamore (T7) which was retained as a single stem in 2022 ref DC/22/125406. REAR (right side): ONE Holm Oak (T4)(ht.14m) REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. No reduction in height proposed.Informative A: the proposed voluntary replacement trees for (T1) and (T3) are greatly appreciated to maintain the treed rear garden amenity, and for urban forest canopy/urban greening, wildlife, environment, wellbeing, and climate change mitigation. Informative B: please create deadwood habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.Informative C: ref. previous 6-week notice DC/22/125406 - please send photo of the replacement tree in situ, under duty to replace, for 1x dead tree (T2). Photos of the 4x voluntary replacement native trees for felling 1x oak (T3) and 3x leylandii (T4,T5,T8) would also be appreciated. Replacement tree planting will avoid long-term degradation of tree amenity, wildlife habitat and environmental benefits.

Council

Lewisham

Application Type

Trees in Conservation Areas

Date Received

13 May 2025

Date Validated

14 May 2025

Decision Date

16 Jun 2025

Location
Address

GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 7 CHURCH TERRACE, LONDON, SE13 5BT

Postcode

SE13 5BT

Coordinates

51.461668100000000, 0.000942600000000

Source: Application UPRN

Quick Info
UID
DC/25/140099
Reference
DC/25/140099
Status
Granted
Last Updated
25 Jun 2025