Grass Verge Outside 9 Parkgate, Blackheath, London, SE3 9XF Data via plota.co.uk

26/2098/TC - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Cherry - growing on the grass verge outside 9 Parkgate In decline, to fell to as low as possible above existing ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
16 Jul 2026
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Consultation
16 Jul 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 4

IMG Tree location plan and photos T1 - cherry - sketch plan - july 2026150861000000.png Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos Img1863150861000000.jpeg Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos Img1861150861000000.jpeg Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Tree location plan and photos Img1864150861000000.jpeg Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Unknown Tree Documents · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

COA00000762 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: monument/lake
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
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 9XF
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 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 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086100
Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
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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
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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
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