DC/25/141431

Status: Granted (06 Oct 2025)
Application Details
Description

REAR: ONE Himalayan Birch (T1 )(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: proximity to rear elevation and suggested is causing internal cracking and movement, health and safety, blocks light, overhangs neighbours garden.Informative A: birch is a NHBC low water demand species - to determine if a tree may be causal in structural issues it is usual for site investigation to be undertaken into foundation depth, soil type, level monitoring and tree root identification below foundation. Informative B: replacement tree planting is encouraged further from the rear elevation, for rear amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change, suggest species selected from NHBC low water demand list such as birch, elder, hazel, laburnum, magnolia, mulberry, holly. Informative C: please create habitat log piles and dead hedge with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Council

Lewisham

Application Type

Trees in Conservation Areas

Date Received

15 Sep 2025

Date Validated

16 Sep 2025

Decision Date

06 Oct 2025

Location
Address

6 DRAKE ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1QH

Postcode

SE4 1QH

Coordinates

51.464570300000000, -0.025967900000000

Source: Application UPRN

Quick Info
UID
DC/25/141431
Reference
DC/25/141431
Status
Granted
Last Updated
13 Oct 2025