52 Acacia Road NW8 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

25/04518/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T5 1 x Silver birch: Reduce lateral branches on north-east side by up to 1m to clear scaffolding. T6 1 x London plane: Reduce lateral branches on north-east side by up to 1m to clear scaffolding. Crown lift to 5m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2025
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Approved
18 Jul 2025

Approved on 18 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT TPO CONSENT (NEW) Decision Notice · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK Background Papers · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE PLAN Drawing · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF 52 ACACIA ROAD - TSS 0223 Background Papers · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOS - 30.06.25 Photo · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Background Papers · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

St John's Wood 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 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 8, Acacia Road Nw8, Grade II, 39 m away · 13 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 ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 14 m away: W509_T1, order W509; Local nature reserve 431 m away: St John's Wood Church Grounds; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £3,650,000 in November 2018. Detached house, freehold.

20 November 2018£3,650,000
24 January 2018£2,550,000Leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area214 m² (2,303 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Postcode
NW8 6AL
Received
1 Jul 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2025
Ward
Regent's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
MDJ Arboricultural Consultancy Ltd

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 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14138239
Planning Portal ref
PP-14138239
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Details of existing and proposed drawings of the site boundary wall and piers including f…
25/06535/ADFULL
2025 Approved
T1 1 x lime: re-pollard to established pollard points at c. 2.5m. T2-T4 3 x London plane…
25/04759/TCA
2025 Approved
Details of sample panel of brickwork pursuant to Condition 6 of planning permission dated…
25/00614/ADFULL
2024
Amendments to planning permission dated 12th December 2023 (RN:22/05383/FULL) for Variati…
24/07633/NMA
2024
Detailed drawings of cast iron railings, pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission d…
24/04396/ADFULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
7 Acacia Road NW8 6AB
T1-Apple(Malus)-heavy lean inbound, top heavy crown -reduce crown by up to 40%(1.8m regro…
25/07914/TCA
2025
3 Acacia Road NW8 6AB
Horse Chestnut- Reduce crown by around 1.5 metres on all aspects of the crown Reduce priv…
25/07741/TCA
2025
50 Acacia Road NW8 6AL
T1: Sycamore Maple - Reduce height by no more than 2 metres and lateral spread by no more…
25/07680/TCA
2025
14 Acacia Road NW8 6AN
Display of advertisement on hoarding and scaffolding surrounding part of the property bou…
25/07593/ADV
2025
3 Acacia Place NW8 6AJ
Installation of replacement ground floor rear doors and associated works.
25/07286/FULL
2025 Approved
50 Acacia Road NW8 6AL
Erection of portico to front.
25/05409/FULL
2025 Approved
23 Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PR
1 x cedar (T1, rear): Reduce height by approximately 3m, reduce branches away from 2nd fl…
25/03776/TCA
2025
Ordnance Arms 29 - 29A Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PS
T1 - Sycamore. Tip back / reduce the crown on its northeast aspect over the PH garden to…
25/04648/TCA
2025 Approved
3 Acacia Place NW8 6AJ
1 x pear: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining furnishing gr…
25/04324/TDD
2025 Approved
3 Acacia Place NW8 6AJ
T2 Bay tree - reduce height by around 4m and lateral growth by 1m over 3 Acacia Place and…
25/04284/TCA
2025
8 Acacia Road NW8 6AB
T1: Sorbus: Approximately 7.00m: Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth back from the buil…
25/01434/TCA
2025
45 Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PS
Installation of replacement windows and doors at rear ground and first floor level. Alter…
25/00955/FULL
2024
11 Acacia Road NW8 6AN
T1: Bay (9m): Crown reduce by 2m to keep tree at a size suitable for its location and as…
24/07471/TCA
2024 Approved
8 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
Rear Garden: T1, T2 & T3: 3 x multi-stemmed birch: thin crown densities throughout by app…
24/01874/TCA
2024 Approved
10 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
Ash T6: fell
24/01379/TCA
2024
49 Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PS
Temporary change of use from residential dwelling to consultation hub for the period up t…
24/01213/FULL
2023 Approved
1 Acacia Place London NW8 6AJ
1 x lime (T1, front): crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining s…
23/08881/TPO
2023 Approved
3 Acacia Place London NW8 6AJ
1 x Mimosa (T2, front) prune to boundary of 1 Acacia Place. 1 x Pear (T4, rear): prune la…
24/00874/TCA
2023 Approved
52 Acacia Road London NW8 6AL
T10 1 x lime: crown lift small diameter branches only (up to 25mm diameter) to 4.5m
24/00272/TCA
2023 Approved
49 Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PS
T1 (Ficus sp. - i.e., fig) - Fell.
23/08250/TCA
2018 Approved
7 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
T1, T2, T4, T5 - limes, reduce back to previous reduction points. T3 - lime - fell.
18/08778/TCA
2018 Approved
3 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
1 x horse chestnut: reduce crown by 1.5m on all aspects of the crown (at ivy level) and r…
18/08967/TCA
2018 Approved
7 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
1 x lime: fell
18/00168/TCA
2018 Approved
St Johns Wood Barracks Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PT
Variation of condition 1 of listed building consent dated 8 August 2017 (RN 16/12269/LBC)…
18/02330/LBC
2017 Approved
10 Acacia Road London NW8 6AB
Erection of side extension (Ordnance Hill elevation) at part lower ground, upper ground a…
17/10012/FULL
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.