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26/1916/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T2 Walnut- Located in garden of Bowater Place - Remove lower branch over garden and crown reduce removing 2m in height leaving finished dimensions of 8m and 1m in lateral growth leaving finished dimensions of 5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

COA00000768 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.
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
Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
SE3 8SX
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
CHARLTON HORNFAIR
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oxleas Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15047372
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 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