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26/03724/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x London plane: reduce northern aspect of the crown back by 2 metres, not exceeding previous reduction points. Lift isolated cluster of low twiggy pendulous branches over garden by 1-2m into main canopy line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG 3 CAROLINE TERRACE Drawing · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 about 257 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 257 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, about 137 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 ↗
26 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 17-29, Caroline Terrace Sw1, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 25 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
Registered park or garden about 170 m away: The Grosvenor Estate: Eaton 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in May 2001. Terraced house, leasehold.

8 May 2001£1,200,000

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

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW1W 8JS
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pace Arb Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 15 days faster than Westminster's median of 31 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
590decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14991618
Planning Portal ref
PP-14991618
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
1 x London plane: lift low pendulous branches over gardens of 38/40 Chester Row by three…
24/04632/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025
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2025
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Installation of a retractable canvas awning to the rear elevation at ground floor level.
25/07034/FULL
2025
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Fell G1 comprising 2 x Himalayan birch growing in raised planter to reflect approved redu…
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Retention of air conditioning unit to roof.
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2025 Approved
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Retention of air conditioning unit on roof.
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Replacement of lower ground floor front entrance door and surround
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2024
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2024
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Minor works, removal of loft bathroom and associated window, formation of two shower room…
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2024
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Glazed infill extension to the rear of the property at lower ground floor level.
24/08278/FULL
2024
12 Bourne Street London SW1W 8JU
Proposed rear extension.
24/07991/CLOPUD
2024 Approved
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Replacement of glazing at rear lower ground level with full width timber framed glazing…
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2021 Approved
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2020 Withdrawn
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2020 Approved
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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

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