23 Vanbrugh Fields, Blackheath, London, SE3 7TZ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/2143/TC
Council
Greenwich 5.4/10
Date received
30 Jun 2025
Postcode
SE3 7TZ

Description

Statement of work: T1 Cherry ? Rear garden LHB: Trees buttress/surface roots lifting patio - To c... Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 10

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 740 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 740 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 1575 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 682 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 119 m away: Maritime Greenwich; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 223 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 1 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £770,000 in May 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

11 May 2007£770,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

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

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Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Maple in rear garden - crown lift to 4.5m and reduce overhang into neighbour by 25%. Crab…
19/3126/TC
2018 Approved
Crown reduce cherry in rear garden by 30%
18/3280/TC
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Nearby activity

2025 Approved
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Holly Tree - front garden - Trim 1M off top and 1.5M off sides to give a dome shape. Thin…
25/3722/TC
2025 Approved
JOHN ROAN LOWER SCHOOL, WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QR
Installation of an open sided timber canopy in the school court yard to provide covered l…
25/2288/F
2025 Approved
LAND TO THE REAR OF 9-13, VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
SYCAMORE - Tree is 20 metres high . Want to reduce by 6 metres in height, remove 2 lower…
25/0804/TC
2024 Approved
5 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Rear garden: Lombardy Poplar T1 (20M high, 900mm dia.) - Reduce height of the tree by 4-5…
24/3220/TC
2023 Approved
40 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
MAGNOLIA - REMOVE UPRIGHT GROWTH TO IMPROVE SHAPE APPROX 1M AND REDUCE BACK FROM PAVEMENT…
23/3233/TC
2023 Approved
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
1 x silver birch tree to reduce by 2-2.5m and thin crown general maintenance light access
23/2251/TC
2023 Approved
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
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2023 Approved
16 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
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2022 Approved
22 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
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2022 Approved
21 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Front Garden - Beech (T1) - crown reduce Reduce height by 2m from 12m to 10m. Reduce late…
22/3234/TC
2021 Approved
THE JOHN ROAN SCHOOL, MAZE HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE3 7UD
Retrospective planning permission for the installation of three additional freestanding p…
21/0309/F
2021 Approved
3 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Two Silver birch, one Sycamore and one Elm - crown reduce by 30%
21/4081/TC
2020 Approved
40 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Demolition of existing prefabricated garage and potting shed and the construction of a si…
20/1132/HD
2020 Approved
THE JOHN ROAN SCHOOL, MAZE HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE3 7UD
Installation of fences with gates to front of school site.
20/1942/L
2020 Approved
40 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Front garden - re-pollard 2 lime trees. Magnolia rear garden - lightly reduce approx 1m t…
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2020 Withdrawn
JOHN ROAN LOWER SCHOOL, WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QR
T1 Ash - Fell due to crown is in decline with large amounts of deadwood T2 Ash - Fell due…
20/2375/TC
2020 Approved
13 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Silver birch rear garden -crown reduce by 2-3m and side laterals by 1m - back to suitable…
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2020 Approved
5 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
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20/0071/TC
2019 Approved
THE JOHN ROAN SCHOOL, MAZE HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE3 7UD
Works to School Roof.
19/3311/F
2019 Approved
THE JOHN ROAN SCHOOL, MAZE HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE3 7UD
Works to School Roof.
19/3318/L
2017 Approved
14 Vanbrugh Fields, Blackheath, London, SE3 7TZ
Construction of a single storey rear timber Orangery with glass roof lantern.
17/1843/F
2016 Approved
3 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Lilac, 2 x silver birch, fruit trees and conifers - crown reduce by 25%
16/4071/TC
2016 Approved
22 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
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16/3551/TC
2016 Approved
17 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
16/0682/F
2016 Approved
21 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Beech in front garden - crown reduce back to last reduction points
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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
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.