Parkside, Vanbrugh Fields, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QF Data via plota.co.uk

26/1589/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Cedar (T1) ? cut back A tree of approximately 18m in height. No reduction of height. Reduce eastern lateral spread by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. Work undertaken to prevent the canopy from touching the building. The tree will tolerate the pruning as specified above. Plum (T2) ? fell A tree of approximately 8m in height. The tree has died. Some logs will be left on site as habitat. A native pollinator will be planted as a replacement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

IMG Tree location plan and photos Parplan149663010000.png Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos T1149663010000.png Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos Parsite149663010000.png Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos T2149663010000.png Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Other documents 1

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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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.
National infrastructure project about 997 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 997 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 1803 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 939 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 ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site about 115 m away: Maritime Greenwich; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 19 m away; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 7QF
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Amber Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days slower than Greenwich's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
369decided 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-14966301
Planning Portal ref
PP-14966301
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
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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