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45 Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QZ

24/3528/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 16 December 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Robinia - Crown reduction - reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres to previous reduction points 5. Oak - Crown thin by 25% by removing selected internal branches 6. Pear - Crown reduction - reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1 metre Reason for work: General maintenance of the garden

Received
30 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Agent
Tree Craft Ltd
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.16 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 45 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QZ. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7QZ
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2024
Last date for comments
16 December 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13527034
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Blackheath
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Westcombe Park, 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, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Greenwich

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