11 St Germans Place, Blackheath, London, SE3 0NN Data via plota.co.uk

26/2249/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

We have a large lime tree close to the house which you have twice given permission for us to reduce its crown over the last 32 years. We wish to reduce the crown by approx 30% Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Tree location plan and photos Lime tree150731010000.jpg Document · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos Lime tree plan150731010000.jpg Document · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 9-13, St German's Place Se3
List entry 1289914 · 7 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 1662 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 35 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 0NN
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 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 36 days from validation, 7 days slower 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15073101
Planning Portal ref
PP-15073101
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Replacements and repairs to existing main roof.
20/0865/L
2018 Approved
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18/2519/TC
2016 Approved
Reduction of Lime Tree and felling of Yew Tree
16/3387/TC
Within ~100m

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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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