38 COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

1. 7 Oct 2026

   Received by Greenwich

2. 8 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 2 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Greenwich took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Greenwich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Greenwich's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Greenwich's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  24/3171/TC Submitted 3 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Works include a number of works including dead wooding and tree removal and other works listed in attached schedules and tree location plans

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  22/4184/TC Submitted 14 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Trees 764 Cherry - prune to clear building by 30cm. 763 - mixed group - cedar and birch lift to give 5m clearance from front entrance. and lift 2x others to give 2.5-3m clearance over parking bays. 762 - Ash- Fell - Small twin stem ash leaning over school play area with significant bark wounding to main stem. Fair callus and minimal decay though removal considered prudent whilst the tree is still small given the location. 757 -London Plane - Reduce crown of upper lateral from fork of aforementioned first NE ascending stem by 1.5-2m. Reduce the lateral spread of the lower lateral from the fork by 1.5-2m.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  25/3880/TC Submitted 18 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Fell T1 Ash and T2,3,4 self set sycamore - poor form and removal to improve the growth of other trees and plants

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• THE GATEHOUSE, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  23/0232/TC Submitted 24 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  FELL Cherry tree rear garden - in decline with an increasing lean

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  26/0474/TC Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Schedule of work and location maps attached including the felling of T1 3x dead sycamore, T2 box leg azara, T8 ash

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• LITTLE COURT, COURT YARD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QE

  21/2165/TC Submitted 10 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Four large copper beech trees are adjacent to the house (numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 on plan) None of them is covered by a preservation order. Permission is requested to: - Remove any dead wood. - Cut back new growth overhanging the property. This work needs repeating every few years, permission was last granted in 2011.

  Granted Trees 5 docs