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H1 - Laurel growing in the front garden To reduce in height from a current a current height of 2.5m, reducing by 0.5m, to a finished height of 2m. To trim to tidy the side growth all round, by approximately .25m T1 - Magnolia growing in the rear garden To reduce in height from a current height of 7m, reducing by 2m, to a finished height at 5m. To reduce the side growth by 1m on the garden side and 1-1.5m on the neighbours side T2 - Prunus pissardii growing in the rear garden To lift the branches which are growing on the neighbours side by at least 2m, to give clearance over their driveway T3 - Yew growing beneath the Prunus To leave the main yew stem, but remove all the sucker growth T4 - Conifer growing in the rear garden To sever the ivy growing into the Conifer, but not at the base, in order to preserve the tree

PENSHURST, 18 BROOKLANDS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BL

DecidedReference: 26/2492/TCRoyal Borough of Greenwich

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich

Application overview

H1 - Laurel growing in the front garden To reduce in height from a current a current height of 2.5m, reducing by 0.5m, to a finished height of 2m. To trim to tidy the side growth all round, by approximately .25m T1 - Magnolia growing in the rear garden To reduce in height from a current height of 7m, reducing by 2m, to a finished height at 5m. To reduce the side growth by 1m on the garden side and 1-1.5m on the neighbours side T2 - Prunus pissardii growing in the rear garden To lift the branches which are growing on the neighbours side by at least 2m, to give clearance over their driveway T3 - Yew growing beneath the Prunus To leave the main yew stem, but remove all the sucker growth T4 - Conifer growing in the rear garden To sever the ivy growing into the Conifer, but not at the base, in order to preserve the tree

Proposal details

Reference
26/2492/TC
Alternative references
PP-15175534
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
Parish
Greenwich

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Application location

PENSHURST, 18 BROOKLANDS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BL

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UnknownTree Documents · PDF18 Sept 2026View
T4 - conifer covered in ivy151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
T3 - yew - stems151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
18 brooklands park - sketch plan - aug 2026151755340000.pngDocument21 Aug 2026View
T3 - yew151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
H1 - laurel hedge - 1of2151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
H1 - laurel hedge - 2of2151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
T2 - prunus151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF21 Aug 2026View
T2 - prunus - overhang151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
T2 and t3151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
T1 - magnolia151755340000.jpegDocument21 Aug 2026View
UnknownTree Documents · PDF21 Aug 2026View

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