Royal Observatory, Blackheath Avenue, London, SE10 8XJ

25/4251/FFull planning permissionPermitted

Full

Proposal

Erection of a external artist installation within the Meridian Courtyard adjacent to the Meridian Building for a temporary period between 03/03/2026 and 31/03/2028 and associated works [This application affects a scheduled monument and the setting of a number of Grade 1 and Grade 2 Listed Buildings].

Received: 16 January 2026
Decided: 12 March 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Greenwich

ReceivedSubmitted16 Jan
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided12 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Greenwich72% of full planning permission applications approved

This is a planning application at ROYAL OBSERVATORY, BLACKHEATH AVENUE, LONDON, SE10 8XJ. Greenwich has handled 577 applications of this type and approves 72% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 244 applications across GREENWICH PARK. We hold 1,173 applications in total for the SE10 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/4251/F

Address

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, BLACKHEATH AVENUE, LONDON, SE10 8XJ

Postcode

SE10 8XJ

Local Authority

Greenwich

Application Type

Full planning permission

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

12 March 2026

Date Submitted

16 January 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.477800, -0.001531

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Greenwich

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

Conservation area: Blackheath
Listed building: Grade I: Royal Observatory, The Transit HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
World Heritage Site: Maritime Greenwich
Registered park and garden: Greenwich Park
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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

© 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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