Planning application
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Holly Tree - front garden - Trim 1M off top and 1.5M off sides to give a dome shape. Thin out intertwining branches as necessary. Mature Silver Birch - back garden. Approx 20M tall. 4 M from house. Trim 3M off top and 1.5Moff lateral branches to give a crown lift and leave as an attractive shape. Thin out by approx.20-30% to allow more light to the house. Remove up to 5 lower branches up to union as required. Turkey Oak - back garden. Approx 20 metres tall. Close to the neighbours back fence - no. 13. Remove this diseased turkey oak which has suffered from lack of maintenance, squirrel damage and excessive ivy growth. Where there are intertwined branches from the neighbours mature apple tree, trim these back by 2 metres to enable access to the turkey oak and to contain the apple tree. Holm Oak - back garden. Tree currently approx 15 metres tall with sparse growth in the middle section above the union. Reduce height of holm oak to just below the union (approx 55%) so that the tree forms a ball shape and future growth allows tree thicker structure.
As published by the council, reference 25/3722/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/3722/TC
- Type
- Tree works in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
- Parish
- Greenwich
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE3 7TZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Greenwich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1742/SD Decided
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 4 (Replacement Windows) of planning permiss...
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26/0016/F Granted
12 VANBRUGH FIELDS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TZ
Construction of single storey rear outbuilding, replacement windows and doors to ground floor flat and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Greenwich
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Greenwich granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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