DC/25/141390
Application Details
Description
REAR (carpark): ONE Ash (T4/TPO T2)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.9m, LATERAL REDUCE by 1.8m from 6m to 4.2m. Reason: routine maintenance.FRONT (Somertrees Ave): ONE Ash (T7/TPO T9)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approx.3m to ht.9m, LATERAL REDUCE by 1.8m from 6m to 4.2m. Reason: routine maintenance, prune to previous points.FRONT (Somertrees Ave): ONE Oak (T8/TPO T17)(ht.15m) CROWN LIFT by 1m to 3m above ground level over the road, remove deadwood. Reason: clearance to allow space for passing cars.FRONT (Somertrees Ave): ONE Oak (T9/TPO T12)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT by 1m to 3.m above ground level over the road, remove deadwood. Reason: clearance to allow space for passing cars, leaning.FRONT (Somertrees Ave): ONE Horse Chestnut (T11/TPO T22)(ht.16m) remove basal epicormic growth to 3m. Reason: routine maintenance.FRONT (Somertrees Ave): ONE Hawthorn (T12/TPO T25)(ht.7m) CROWN LIFT by 1.3m to 3.m above ground level. Reason: routine maintenance.FRONT (25-30 Holm Ct, Le May Ave): ONE Oak (T14/TPO T24)(ht.15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m to ht.14m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 7m to 4m, CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level over road. Reason: clearance from building, maintain in setting, improve light issues, clearance for passing vehicles.FRONT (7-12 Holm Ct, Le May Ave): ONE Ash (T17/TPO T7)(ht.14m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 6m to 3m, CROWN LIFT by 1.5m to 5m above ground level over road, remove deadwood. Reason: clearance from building, improve light issues, clearance for passing vehicles.Note - 2x trees are not in the TPO:REAR: ONE Norway Maple (T6/not TPO)(ht.5m) CROWN LIFT by 1.5m to 3m above ground level over road. Reason: clearance to allow space for passing cars.FRONT (19-24 Le May Ave): ONE Ash (T15/not TPO)(ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 6m to 3m, CROWN LIFT by 1.5m to 5m above ground level over road, remove deadwood. Reason: clearance from building, improve light issues, clearance for passing vehicles.The London Borough of Lewisham (site of 122 Somertrees Avenue) Tree Preservation Order, 1992. Addresses now: 1-30 Holm Court.Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the trees for amenity, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and to reduce flood risk. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encourage where space allows.
Council
Lewisham
Application Type
Tree Preservation Order
Date Received
09 Sep 2025
Date Validated
03 Nov 2025
Decision Date
08 Dec 2025
Council Website
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Address
HOLM COURT, LE MAY AVENUE, LONDON, SE12 0BD
Postcode
SE12 0BD
UPRN
Coordinates
51.432850900000000, 0.022674100000000
Source: Application UPRN
Quick Info
- UID
- DC/25/141390
- Reference
- DC/25/141390
- Status
- Granted
- Last Updated
- 12 Dec 2025