Bentley House, 15a Brooklands Park, Blackheath, London, SE3 9BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Statement of work: T1 Robinia - Front boundary: Historic damage to root plate with fruiting bodies solid sounding on roots. Crown Reduction- To reduce overall height by up to 2m cutting back to suitable growth points where possible and reduce lateral branches by up to 1.5m. Remove major deadwood. Current height 13m reducing to 11m, spread currently 9m reducing to 7.5m. Reason for works. T2 Elder - Rear boundary: Tree has extensive dieback in upper canopy and insect colonisation lower down main stem. To carefully section fell as close to ground level as possible. To grind out stump to 250mm below ground level backfilling hole with arisings removing surplus from site. Current height 3 metres, current spread 1 to be felled. Reason for work: Tree is in decline with large amounts of die back in the canopy and insect colonisation in the main stem at 1.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 5
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, 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 £3,075,000 in January 2014. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Greenwich
- Application type
- Tree works in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- SE3 9BN
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
- Parish
- Greenwich
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegation
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Trees Uk
How this decision compares
Decided in 32 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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-14989648
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14989648
- Consultation
- 8 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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