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Planning application documents: what to read first
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CATALPA COURT, HITHER GREEN LANE, LONDON, SE13 6TG
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CENTRAL: ONE Catalpa (T22)(ht.15m) REPOLLARD by 3.5m from 15m to 11m back to previous pruning points taking care not to cut below primary pollard points, CROWN LIFT to 2.4m above ground level. (max cut size 25mm). Reason: over-mature feature tree, hollow stem, historic specimen, worthy of retention, cyclical pruning regime to be maintained.FRONT (Highfield Cl): ONE Goat Willow (T33)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT to 2.4m above ground level over footpath only on W side (max cut size 25mm). Reason, multi-stemmed, clearance to footpath.FRONT (Hither Green Lane): ONE Silver Birch (T40)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT to 2.4m above ground level over footpath (minor works). Reason: clearance to footpath.FRONT (Hither Green Lane): ONE Horse chestnut (T58)(ht.19m) FELL to 4m monolith and replace with a Holm Oak, as agent's email 6 October 2026.Reason: tree has poor structural condition, high target risk, Ganoderma fungal brackets at main fork at 3-4m above ground level, poor sound return when lower stem on south side & buttress roots tapped with nylon mallet indicating internal decay and high potential of failure beside Hither Green Lane with bus route.FRONT (Hither Green Lane): ONE Holm Oak (T68)(ht.13m) HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3.5m from 13m to 9.5m x3 remaining uprights down to same height as previously pruned secondary branches. (minor works). Reason: routine maintenance.FRONT (Edwin Hall Pl): ONE Ash (T1003)(ht.22m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 6m from 22m to 16m, REDUCE SPREAD by 5m from 6.5m to 1.5m. Reasons: tree of poor condition, medium and major deadwood, dieback, exudations on trunk on east side at 0.75m, twin stemmed at 6m.The London Borough of Lewisham (Hither Green Hospital Site, Hither Green SE13) Tree Preservation Order 1992.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| T58 replacement tree detailsCase Copy Documents · PDF | 6 Oct 2026 | View |
| Tree surveyCase Copy Documents · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
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