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9B Pond Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9JL

23/1006/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 April 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T.1 Pear tree, - Reduce overall by approx 30% by the removal of approx 2m in height and approx 1m in lateral spread. T.2 - S.3 Bay tree and Elaeagnus shrub, - Hedge trim both overall by approx 1m, T.4 Beech tree, - Reduce tree overall by approx 20% by the removal of 3-3.5m in height and 2-2.5m lateral spread. Current height/width of trees and resultant height/width after proposed work. T.1 - Height approx 6m Width approx 4m, After reduction - Height approx 5m Width approx 3m. T.2/S.3 Heights approx 4-5m Widths 3.5-4.5m, After reductions - Heights 3.5-4m Width 3-4. T.4 - Height approx 18m Width 12m, After reduction - 15m Width 10m.

Received
22 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Agent
DRM TREES LTD
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated22 Mar
  3. Consult.2 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 23 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9B POND ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9JL. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 304 applications across BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the SE3 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Royal Borough of Greenwich were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE3 9JL
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 March 2023
Last date for comments
2 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
DRM TREES LTD
Agent address
74 Dynes Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RE

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12035276
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Blackheath
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Greenwich

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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