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26/1590/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Schools, care & communityTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Street-side Cherry tree adjacent to Kids & Co Nursery: Crown reduction & cutback of lateral limbs overhanging and encroaching on Nursery play area. Approximate reduction of limbs by 2-3 Metres to provide sufficient clearance to property for storm damage mitigation & safety purposes (falling flowers posing slip hazard for children). Reduction cuts will be made in accordance with BS3998 and thus will likely include pruning the top of the crown in order to match the side, retaining the overall balance of the tree and optimal branch structure. Proposed works also include crown lift (approx 3 Metres) to provide adequate clearance for adjacent nursery grounds. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Tree location Img3989147263380000.jpeg Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 28 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Westcombe Park, Greenwich
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 572 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 572 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, about 1417 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 513 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Goldsmiths College Hall, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site about 146 m away: Maritime Greenwich; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 233 m away: Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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 works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE3 7RE
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Curt Selley

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 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
325decided 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-14726338
Planning Portal ref
PP-14726338
Consultation
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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