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21 Ballast Quay, Greenwich, London, SE10 9PD

23/3690/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 12 December 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Himalayan Birch - Crown thin by 30% by pruning out major deadwood, epicormic growth and crossing/ rubbing/ duplicating branches, to give an even density throughout. Remove selected branches to give the tree a more upright form. 2. Chokeberry - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres to previous reduction points. 3. Holly - Reduce height by 4 m level with adjacent shrubs, trim remaining sides as required to leave neater form. Reason for application: 1 ? Himalayan Birch ? Works being undertake to allow more light into the garden without changing the form of the tree 2 ? Chokeberry ? annual maintenance 3 ? Holly ? part of a lapsed hedge, being reduced to return to previous form

Received
15 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
EAST GREENWICH
Agent
Tree Craft Ltd
  1. Received15 Nov
  2. Validated16 Nov
  3. Consult.27 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Dec

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 21 BALLAST QUAY, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9PD. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across EAST GREENWICH. We hold 1,228 applications in total for the SE10 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
SE10 9PD
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 November 2023
Last date for comments
27 December 2023
Decision issued
14 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tree Craft Ltd
Agent address
16 Hillside Farm Rushmore Hill, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7NL

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12605682
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: BlackheathPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 12-16, Ballast Quay Se10On or next to this site · +3 more

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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

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Source: Greenwich

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