Gardens, Thurloe Square, London, SW7 2SR Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/25/05945 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Approved
7 Nov 2025

Approved on 7 Nov 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Thurloe/Smith's Charity 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
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 ↗
29 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20-33, Thurloe Square Sw7, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 26 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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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1187 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
SW7 2SR
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Nov 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% 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
7 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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Partial reinstatement of original rear garden/courtyard at lower-ground floor (by removin…
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19 Thurloe Square, LONDON, SW7 2TE
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14 Thurloe Square, LONDON, SW7 2TE
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings