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John Roan Lower School, Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QR

26/0784/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

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

Proposal

Playground T3 - Dead tree Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grind out stump to 200mm below ground level. Playground T4 - Plane Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grind out stump to 200mm below ground level - Tree has a large cavity at the base and Its proximity to the property and areas where by there are school pupils is causing anxiety and apprehension to the school. Playground T5 - Ash Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grind out stump to 200mm below ground level - Tree has a large cavity at the base and Its proximity to the property and areas where by there are school pupils is causing anxiety and apprehension to the school. Side of the school G2 - Mixed group Cut back G2 to provide a 2 meter clearance from the building and reduce overhanging branches hanging into the neighbouring property. In order for the works to be carried out in a safe and controlled way, a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) is required. The costs of the MEWP are included within this quotation.

Received
11 March 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at JOHN ROAN LOWER SCHOOL, WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QR. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 7QR
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
12 March 2026
Consultation end
2 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 April 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Connick Tree Care
Agent address
New Pond Farm, Woodhatch Road, Reigate, RH2 7QH

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14772419
Documents
9
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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