DC/25/141470

Status: Granted (10 Nov 2025)
Application Details
Description

REAR: GROUP THREE Cherry & ONE Crab Apple (G3)(cherry ht.12m, apple ht.6m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT of 3xCherry by 2.2m to ht.9.8m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.2m from 10m to 7.8m, remove major deadwood. CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT of 1xApple by 2.2m to ht.3.8m. Reason: routine maintenance, close to house, to reduce near to previous reduction points.REAR: ONE Holm Oak (T1)(ht.14) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2.2m to 11.8m from 14m. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.2 m from 12m to 9.8m, CROWN THIN by no more than 15%, remove crossing branches. Reason: to alleviate light issues.REAR: ONE Ash (T2)(ht.14m) FELL. Reason: due to poor physiological form, crown dieback, extensive canker, unusually shaped lower stem.Informative A: retaining ash T2 with crown reduction or as a safe standing monolith with the bird box is encouraged to retain the unusually shaped stem as a garden feature for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: to thank for retaining a treed rear garden for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change and to maintain the treed landscape character of this part of the Blackheath conservation area. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows.

Council

Lewisham

Application Type

Trees in Conservation Areas

Date Received

17 Sep 2025

Date Validated

15 Oct 2025

Decision Date

10 Nov 2025

Location
Address

6 THE ORCHARD, LONDON, SE3 0QS

Postcode

SE3 0QS

Coordinates

51.469047800000000, -0.002017400000000

Source: Application UPRN

Quick Info
UID
DC/25/141470
Reference
DC/25/141470
Status
Granted
Last Updated
16 Nov 2025