36 Shooters Hill Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7BD Data via plota.co.uk

26/1449/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Lime: Reduce the height and width by 2-3m from all aspects Reason: Routine maintenance to maintain at property dimensions and improve stability of tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
14 May 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Tree location plan and photos 36 shooters hill road photo149299760000.png Document · 13 May 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos 36 shooters hill road sketch plan149299760000.png Document · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Blackheath 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.
Council document ↗
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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1408 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 26 m away; Designated open space about 40 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE3 7BD
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
321decided 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-14929976
Planning Portal ref
PP-14929976
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.