34 Hyde Vale, Greenwich, London, SE10 8QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1118/TP - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 14m Lime tree - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 4 metres to around the previous reduction points. Cut back basal growth and trunk growth to clear access road and pavement. Remove hung up boughs and major deadwood. T2 12m Robinia tree - Reduce the height by 2m and the lateral growth over the garden by 4 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Validated
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 4-26, Hyde Vale Se10, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site about 163 m away: Maritime Greenwich; Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SE10 8QH
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
GREENWICH PARK
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
A.N. Rowland Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 4 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
306decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14846302
Env. assessment
No
Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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