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5 Manorbrook, Blackheath, London, SE3 9AW

26/1135/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 May 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

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

Proposal

Rear garden - Prunus serrulata (T1) ? Fell to ground level, including stump removal as part of a garden redesign. Works are required to allow reconfiguration and extension of the lawn area to create an open, usable space with improved visibility and safe use for children. No replacement planting is proposed due to limited space and intended use of the area Replacement planting proposed: 1x small Prunus Serrulata to be planted in a suitable position within the garden.

Received
13 April 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Agent
Derry Downs Garden Services
  1. Received13 Apr
  2. Validated13 Apr
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 MANORBROOK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9AW. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks 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 1,350 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 9AW
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 April 2026
Consultation expiry
4 May 2026
Consultation start
13 April 2026
Consultation end
4 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 May 2026
Last date for comments
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Derry Downs Garden Services
Agent address
6 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DT

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14851068
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
  • 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.

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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