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40 Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RA

26/1166/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

(T3) Plum Crown lift to approx 3.5m to raise the canopy over the footpath. Prune back overhang from the road side by approx 1.5-2m - routine maintenance. Height 5.0m Crown height from 2.0m to 3.5m Crown spread from 5.0m to 3.5m

Received
14 April 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.28 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 28 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (4)

About this application

This is a tree application at 40 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RA. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. 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 7RA
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2026
Last date for comments
28 May 2026
Decision issued
13 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
28, Boveney Road, LONDON, SE23 3NN

Planning decision

Decision
Raise No Objection

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14858065
Documents
4
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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