62A Elsham Road, London, W14 8HD Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/25/06241 - Fell Refused

Proposal

Felling of T1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), located in rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Refused
20 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 - No 100. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Kensington and Chelsea AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1138 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Conservation area 62 m away: Lakeside/Sinclair/Blythe Road; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area248 m² (2,669 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Fell
Postcode
W14 8HD
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Holland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
20 May 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 217 days from validation, 178 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 2% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
865decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Nov 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kensington and Chelsea decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the nine months to December 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #110 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #174 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #152 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
455 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,839
Total decisions
135 refused in the nine months to December 2025

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.