32 Whitworth Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/2213/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Rear Garden 0187 Repollard tree Limbs/branches dropping into neighbouring gardens - reduced back to previous points by up to 2 metres. Neighbour behind allowed access too extract debris last time tree was pollarded Asset 0187 is a lime tree located in the rear garden of 32 Whitworth street, please see attached map. The works are apart of a regular maintenance programme. The works will improve the aesthetics of the tree. EMAIL 21/8/26… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
COA00000766 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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Town centre 23 m away: East Greenwich.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
SE10 9EL
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
EAST GREENWICH
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 11 days slower than Greenwich's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
250decided 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 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15108919
Env. assessment
No
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