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26/2454/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Lime - Yellow: cut back epicormic growth on inside of tree avenue only to allow for high sided vehicular access - lateral reduction from 2.5mt to primary / secondary stems - tree height future management plan of this group of trees is to allow for a lapsed pollard in height to increase visual landscape appeal. - works to facilitate a new primary service road. T1 - London Plane - Blue: Crown lift lower branches road side to achieve a vertical lift of 5mt - tree width at 14mt - tree height at 16mt - works to facilitate a new primary service road. T3 - Flowering Cherry - Green: Clear lateral branches road side only by 3mt - lateral branches at 5mt to be reduced to 2mt - tree height at 6mt - works to facilitate a new primary service road. T4 - Laburnham - Orange - Clear lateral branches road side by 2mt only - lateral branches at 4mt to be reduced to 2mt - tree height at 6mt - works to facilitate a new primary service road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

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Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: Morden College
List entry 1289879 · 11 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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Historic England ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1867 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 17 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 60 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 0PW
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 12 days faster than Greenwich's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15166106
Planning Portal ref
PP-15166106
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
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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
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