Planning application
12 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
We are seeking permission to prune the Robinia tree in the back garden of our property (12 Congreve Road). We have been advised by JR Wilson Tree Specialists Ltd that the tree has outgrown its surroundings. They recommend a 4-5m overall crown reduction.
As published by the council, reference 26/0561/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0561/TC
- Type
- Tree works in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- ELTHAM PARK & PROGRESS
- Parish
- Eltham & Kidbrooke
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE9 1LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Greenwich
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5 Mar 2026
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
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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