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72 Vanbrugh Park, Blackheath, London, SE3 7JQ

24/2216/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 August 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

(T1) (T2) Leyland cypress Section fell to ground level - trees in decline, in poor health and of low amenity value

Received
11 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Aug

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 72 VANBRUGH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JQ. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 304 applications across BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE. We hold 1,350 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 7JQ
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 July 2024
Consultation expiry
5 August 2024
Consultation start
16 July 2024
Consultation end
5 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
5 August 2024
Last date for comments
26 August 2024
Decision issued
23 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
28, Boveney Road, LONDON, SE23 3NN

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 August 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13234483
Documents
5
Constraints
1

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
  • World Heritage Site buffer zone: Maritime Greenwich
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, 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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