Lewisham
Lewisham/DC/26/143322
SCHOOL HOUSE, CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5DZ
- Reference
- Lewisham/DC/26/143322
- Authority
- Lewisham
- Address
- SCHOOL HOUSE, CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE, BELMONT GROVE, LONDON, SE13 5DZ
- Postcode
- SE13 5DZ
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Started
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Source council
- Lewisham
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 11 Aug 2026
- SEO index generated
- 12 Aug 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
REAR (by railway): ONE: Sycamore (T003)(ht.7-10m) FELL.Reason: basal decay with fungal fruiting bodies.REAR (by railway): FIVE: dead Elm (T005)(ht.7-10m) FELL. Duty to replace - see Informative A below.Reason: dead trees - replacement species to be a mixture of natives: hawthorn, holly, spindle, hazel, elder, yew, alder buckthorn, purging buckthorn - see Informative B below.SIDE (east boundary): ONE: Pedunculate Oak (T007) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 5m to 3m on NW compass point.Reason: for 2m clearance from building.CENTRAL: ONE: London Plane (T008)(ht.20m, r.6m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 20m to ht.17m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 7m to 5m. Reason: repeat maintenance to previous reduction points.REAR (by car park) ONE: Sycamore (T011)(ht.10-15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 15m to ht.12m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 7m to 5m (remove deadwood - exempt works) Reason: repeat maintenance to previous reduction points.Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: the 5x replacement trees to be mixed native species, not laurel, to reinforce the importance of the railsides for nature conservation, wildlife and biodiversity, species to be a mixture of natives: hawthorn, holly, spindle, hazel, elder, yew, alder buckthorn, purging buckthorn. Informative C: to thank for retaining trees in the college grounds for amenity, wildlife and urban forest to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
Key dates
- Received 12 Mar 2026
- Validated 9 Apr 2026
- Started 9 Apr 2026
- Decided 11 May 2026
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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