89 Blackheath Park, Blackheath, London, SE3 0EU
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch tree - growing in the rear garden To carefully section fell, to as low as possible above existing ground level. T2 - Fig tree - growing in the rear garden To fell to as low as possible above the existing wooden box / frame structure. T3 - Sycamore tree - growing in the rear garden To re-pollard to previous reduction points, i.e. from a current height of 13m, branch length reduction of 2m, leaving a finished height of 11m. To remove the smaller pollarding points (branches), to thin out the density of the crown. N.B we are concerned about the lower limb on the right hand side growing over the neighbour garage roof. Damage to boundary walls and structures - replacements suggested
- Received
- 15 January 2025
- Decided
- 21 February 2025 · Refuse
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Ward
- BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Jan
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Feb
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 89 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EU. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 29 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 8 days longer than Greenwich's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 290 applications across BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE. We hold 1,297 applications in total for the SE3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 May
Retrospective application for single storey rear extension and associated alterations including glazing…
ApprovedHouseholder26/1496/HD - 20264 Mar
Increase in height of existing single storey side and rear garage element and associated external alterations
ApprovedHouseholder26/0691/HD - 20263 Feb
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for the erection of a single storey rear extension and…
RefusedCert. of Lawful Use/Dev - PROPOSED26/0343/CP - 202524 Oct
Silver Birch (T1) - Fell as it is dead and replace with similar species
ApprovedTree Preservation Order25/3559/TP
Planning constraints
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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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