Blackheath Preparatory School, 4 St Germans Place, London, SE3 0NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1104/F - Full Planning Permission Approved
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Re-alignment of existing driveway and footpath to part frontage of Blackheath Prep School, to provide improved turning space for vehicles, a dedicated unloading area and improved segregation between pedestrians and vehicles. Introduction of additional hedging and planting to suit revised layout. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Consultation
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officers delegated report Report · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Arboricultural impact assessment and method statements Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree - appendix 1-6. Tree survey and explanatory notes Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Design access and heritage statement148303660000.pdf Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0201 Proposed details Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0050 Site location plan Drawing · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0200 Proposed plan Drawing · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0051 Block plan Drawing · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0100 Existing plan Drawing · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 250356-pur-xx-xx-dr-a-0101 Existing plan showing demolition Drawing · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Acknowledgement letter Correspondence · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Unknown Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Christ's College Preparatory School
List entry 1289913 · 5 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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.
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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.
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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
Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 41 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE3 0NJ
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Purcell

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 77% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
828decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14830366
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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25/0526/L
2024 Approved
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24/0627/TC
2024 Approved
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24/0018/TC
2023 Approved
T47 - Triple stemmed Acer - to deadwood T49a - Thorn - to reduce back to clear the footpa…
23/3742/TC
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Installation of All Weather Pitch (artificial grass), low level fencing and footpath.
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
THE COTTAGE, 6A ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
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2024 Approved
1 ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
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24/0363/TC
2023 Approved
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23/3571/TC
2023 Approved
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T1 - LARGE CEDAR TREE ? To reduce the branches which are growing towards the school build…
23/1016/TC
2021 Approved
BLACKHEATH PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 4 ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
Enlargement of internal doorway, insertion of two new internal doorways, removal and bloc…
21/1270/L
2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
BLACKHEATH PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 4 ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
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2020 Approved
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20/0989/TC
2019 Approved
1 ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
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19/3822/TC
2018 Approved
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2018 Withdrawn
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18/4034/TC
2018 Approved
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T1 London Plane - oak stem growing into crown of this tree - reduce oak stem to 2m becomi…
18/2523/TC
2018 Approved
6 ST GERMANS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NH
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18/1718/TC
2017 Approved
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17/3588/TC
2017 Approved
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G1 4X trees overhanging from neighbouring properties with branches encroaching buildings…
17/2124/TC
2016 Approved
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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
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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