Buckingham Palace Road Garden Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/04471/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T102 - Platanus x hispanica: Remove suspended/broken limb(s) - removing the broken branch overhanging the public footpath at 4 m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD GARDENS MAP Drawing · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD GARDENS SCHEDULE Background Papers · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Belgravia conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 336 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 336 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 45 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 126-158, Buckingham Palace Road, Grade II, 8 m away · 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 217 m away: The Grosvenor Estate: Chester Square; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW1W 9NE
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
TMA Environmental Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 19 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
797decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15062634
Planning Portal ref
PP-15062634
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
T100 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): RVL - Remove faulted limb(s) - Massaria branc…
24/07774/TCA
2024
T97 - Platanus x hispanica:Prune from adjacent structure - to clear building roof to nort…
24/04295/TCA
2023 Approved
1 x London plane (T97): Prune to clear building by 2 m.1 x Indian bean tree (T109): Prune…
23/04888/TCA
2023 Approved
1 x London Plane (T100): Lift low canopy by removing minor pendulous branches to provide…
23/01293/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
T108 - Ceanothus sp. (Californian lilac):FLG - Fell ground level - due to evident decline.
21/04969/TCA
2020 Approved
T103 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): RVX - Remove specified limb/limbs - Limb to b…
20/05825/TCA
2020 Approved
T100,071 - Cerasus avium (Wild Cherry): Lift to 3m over footpath
20/06872/TCA
2020 Approved
1 x London Plane (T97): Reduce lowest lateral over north west side by approximately 3-4m…
20/00116/TCA
2019 Approved
T97 London (Platanus x hispanica): reduction of lowest lateral over north west side by ap…
19/05510/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
T115 - 1 x Cherry Laurel (Laurocerasus officinalis) Access to inspect base - Restricted /…
19/05050/TCA
2018 Approved
T117 1 x Cherry - Lift to 3m to the west to avoid conflict with wall, and minor lift to t…
18/05816/TCA
2016 Approved
1 x Platanus x hispanica (T103 -London Plane) : Remove lowest limb over highway
16/07502/TCA
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% 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 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings