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26/2672/TP - Tree Preservation Order Registered

Proposal

The plantations 3 year pollarding cycle for insurance company. 16 London Plane trees - T17 & 18 Height 14m Width 8m crown reduction to Height 12m Width 6m. T27 & T28 Height 12m width 7m crown reduction to height 10m width 5m. T35) Height 14m �width 8m crown reduction to height 12m �width 6m. T36 Height 14m width 5m crown reduction to height 12m width 4m. T37 Height 14m width 4m crown reduction to height 12m width 3m. T38, T39, T40, T41, T43 height 14m width 5m crown reduction to height 12m �width 4m. T50 height 13m width 7m crown reduction to height 11m width 5.5m. T61 height 14m width 5m crown reduction to height 13m width 4m�. T62 height 15m width 5m crown reduction to height 13m width 4m. 3 Sephora's�T46, T47, T48 - height 12m width 5m crown reduction to height 10m width 3.5m. Silver Maple�T31 Height 14m width 7m crown reduction to height 11m width 6m. Weeping Beech�T30 height 7m width 7m crown reduction to height 5m width 5m. Ash�T2 height 18m width 9 m crown reduction to height 15m width 7.5m. Ash�T7 height 14m width 9m crown reduction to height 12m width 7m. Ash�T64 height 14m width 5m crown reduction to height 12m width 4m . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Greenwich's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

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.
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

Checked on 25 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 Preservation Order
Postcode
SE3 0AB
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nemus Tree Care Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Greenwich usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 29.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
304decided 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15220013
Env. assessment
No
Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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