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26/2401/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Crab apple no. Reduce crown by approximately 2.5 metres, by removing regrowth from previous reduction points. Reduce 1 no. low, western limb (not previously reduced) by 3 metres. Works recommended following recent branch failure, in order to reduce the likelihood of further failure (particularly owing to dysfunction area in large, northern branch). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Eltham Palace 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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 93 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE9 5PA
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM
Parish
Eltham & Kidbrooke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Craft Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
309decided 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 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15151846
Planning Portal ref
PP-15151846
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
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