Lewisham/DC/25/142059

Location

Approximate location

Proposal

FRONT/SIDE (no.75): ONE Ash (TPO T15)(approx.ht.14m) FELL leaving high stump and replace. Reason: large decay cavity under the stem into the roots, health & safety, high target risk as public space. Duty to replace applies - see informative A and C.FRONT (Crescent Green, opp no.37): ONE Maple (Acer negundo) (TPO T10) (approx.ht.12m) LOW POLLARD by approx.7m to approx.ht.5m. Reason: tree snapped out in 1987 storm, crown regrown, stem hollowed by decay, low pollard of the crown required to retain the tree, health & safety, high target risk as public space.London Borough of Lewisham (Hall Drive) Tree Preservation Order 1971.Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement TPO tree when there is an urgent necessity to remove the tree because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 79 and 80 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative B: please retain a high stump of ash (TPO T15) for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Informative C: replacement tree planting for the ash (TPO T15) is required for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, replacement species to be a suitable large canopy tree species selected from: hornbeam, sessile oak, Wild Service Tree, Bird cherry, Small leaved lime, black poplar, Italian Alder, tulip tree, Norway maple, hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Indian horse chestnut, Sweet chestnut, Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) - see below for further tree replacement details. Informative D: a replacement tree for the maple (TPO T10) is encouraged prior to further decline, suggested species as Informative C. Informative E: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Key dates

1. Received 6 Nov 2025
2. Validated 6 Nov 2025
3. Started 6 Nov 2025
4. Decided 27 Nov 2025

Planning history / related applications

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