Chester Square London Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/04472/TPO
Date received
6 Jul 2026
Date validated
6 Jul 2026

Description

T176 - Prunus cerasifera: Reduce crown by specified extent - reducing the extended limbs to the southeast over the road and parking by approximately 2 m to reduce the overhang back to the carriageway side edge of the parking bay to clear the highway and reduce loading on the historically cracked basal fork. Also lift the canopy over the car parking bay to 3 m to provide sufficient clearance for vehicles. Final cuts to be made at suitable pruning points, leaving furnishing growth where possible. T177 - Platanus x hispanica: End weight reduction - reducing the two braced stems (to the north and to the west), and reducing the lateral limbs to the east and southeast, by 2-3 m, back to the most recent previous reduction points. This work should be carried out prior to the replacement of the cable braces. T181 - Prunus cerasifera: Lift low canopy, pedestrian clearance - to 2.5 m over garden footpath. T184 - Pyrus salicifolia, T187 & T100161 - Prunus cerasifera: Lift low canopy, specified extent - to 3 m over car parking. T100276 - Halesia carolina: Fell ground level - dead young planted tree grubbing out root ball to facilitate replanting. Plant replacement tree - (Halesia carolina) during the first planting season (September to April) following tree removal. Data via plota.co.uk

Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#209 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #227 out of 292. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
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Westminster decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #200 of 292
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #279 of 292
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #227 of 292
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #43 of 292
86%
Minor dwellings approved
14 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
140 decided
4,828
Total decisions
669 refused in 2025