35 Blackheath Road, London, SE10 8PE Data via plota.co.uk

26/2211/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 5m Holm Oak - Reduce the height of the tree by up to 2 metres to leave a 3m tree and reduce a 5m spread by 2m on all compass points T2 4m Corderlyne - Fell to ground level T3 8m Holly tree - Lift over neighbours drive to clear tip back to clear 3m and tip back laterally over the drive and the house by 1m T4 Dead Hawthorne - Fell to ground level. T5 12m Acacia - Remove 3 lowest branches over the garden AS PER PHOTO in RED and tip back branches touching the roof of the house to clear by 1m T6 neighbours 5m Birch - Tip back over minor lateral branches less than 25mm in diameter to the boundary wall line Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
27 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 33 and 35, Blackheath Road Se10
List entry 1218232 · 4 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
COA00000762 conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Greenwich AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Greenwich - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE10 8PE
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
GREENWICH PARK
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
A.N. Rowland Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 10 days slower than Greenwich's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
304decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15108391
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Greenwich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #76 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Greenwich is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Greenwich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #278 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #287 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #76 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #49 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,468
Total decisions
331 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use