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FRONT: FIVE: Acer tree (T1-T5) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m. SPREAD by 4m from 6m to 2m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.FRONT: THREE: Acer tree (T6,T7,T9) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from 5m to 2m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.FRONT: ONE: Acer tree (T8) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. SPREAD by 3m from 6m to 3m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T10) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD 4m from 8m to 4mREASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: TWO: Acer tree (T11,T12) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD by 3m from 5m to 2mREASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: ONE: Hawthorn (T13) HEIGHT 6.5m. CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level.REASON: Formative pruningREAR: ONE: Crab Apple tree (T14) HEIGHT 7m. FELL to ground level.Reason: tree in rapid decline, dying.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T15) HEIGHT 14m. FELL to ground levelREASON: Tree unable to establish long term, stable lean, asymmetrical crown, suppressed by adj T16, close to property, overhanging adj gardens.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T16) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m at N Compass Point.REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T17) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10 to 8m. at N Compass point.REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property.Note: T5-T9 are outside the Deptford High Street & St Pauls conservation area boundaryInformative A: replacement tree planting is encouraged where suitable within the Mereton Mansions site, to maintain tree amenity & urban greening. Informative B: huge thanks for maintaining and retaining the other trees for treed character amenity, wellbeing, wildlife, rainwater run-off mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high and frequent heatwaves due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

MERETON MANSIONS, BROOKMILL ROAD, LONDON, SE8 4HS

UnknownReference: DC/26/144113London Borough of Lewisham

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Application summary

Status
Unknown
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
London Borough of Lewisham

Application overview

FRONT: FIVE: Acer tree (T1-T5) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m. SPREAD by 4m from 6m to 2m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.FRONT: THREE: Acer tree (T6,T7,T9) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from 5m to 2m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.FRONT: ONE: Acer tree (T8) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. SPREAD by 3m from 6m to 3m.REASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T10) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD 4m from 8m to 4mREASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: TWO: Acer tree (T11,T12) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 12m to 10m. SPREAD by 3m from 5m to 2mREASONS: Routine maintenance and repeat pruning for the health and safety of the trees and to provide light to surrounding gardens.REAR: ONE: Hawthorn (T13) HEIGHT 6.5m. CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level.REASON: Formative pruningREAR: ONE: Crab Apple tree (T14) HEIGHT 7m. FELL to ground level.Reason: tree in rapid decline, dying.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T15) HEIGHT 14m. FELL to ground levelREASON: Tree unable to establish long term, stable lean, asymmetrical crown, suppressed by adj T16, close to property, overhanging adj gardens.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T16) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10m to 8m at N Compass Point.REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property.REAR: ONE: Acer tree (T17) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level. LATERAL REDUCTION by 2m from 10 to 8m. at N Compass point.REASON: Routine maintenance to protect and provide light to neighbouring property.Note: T5-T9 are outside the Deptford High Street & St Pauls conservation area boundaryInformative A: replacement tree planting is encouraged where suitable within the Mereton Mansions site, to maintain tree amenity & urban greening. Informative B: huge thanks for maintaining and retaining the other trees for treed character amenity, wellbeing, wildlife, rainwater run-off mitigation and shade to reduce increasingly high and frequent heatwaves due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

Proposal details

Reference
DC/26/144113
Alternative references
PP-14958054
Ward
Deptford
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Agent
Arbortech Tree Services

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MERETON MANSIONS, BROOKMILL ROAD, LONDON, SE8 4HS

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Decision noticeDecision · PDF3 Aug 2026View
Tree-surveyCase Copy Documents · PDF26 May 2026View
Reasons for work statementCase Copy Documents26 May 2026View
Photo location planPhotographs26 May 2026View
Photo location planPhotographs26 May 2026View
Application formApplication Form · PDF26 May 2026View

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