Lewisham/DC/25/141390

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Proposal

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.

Key dates

1. Received 9 Sept 2025
2. Validated 3 Nov 2025
3. Started 3 Nov 2025
4. Decided 8 Dec 2025

Planning history / related applications

No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.