39 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/26/04944 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 1x Magnolia tree at front Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 11

Kensington 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: The APA covers the high-ground of the gravel spur and slopes of Campden Hill
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: 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1810 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 236 m away: Holland Park; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea 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 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 £9,000,000 in August 2014. Terraced house, freehold.

26 August 2014£9,000,000

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

Building

Floor area354 m² (3,810 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
W8 7DA
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Campden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 14 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
864decided 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
9 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Prune 1 x Magnolia (front)
ARB/19/06169
2017 Refused
Confirmation that planning permission is not required for the clear glazed Juliet screens…
CL/17/00447
2016 Refused
Installation of glass safety panels to 3 rear windows, and glass screen to front and rear…
PP/16/05988
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
4 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Fell T1 - 1x Birch tree 14m tall in front garden
ARB/25/06722
2025 Withdrawn
38 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BS
Erection of single storey garden room in rear garden***WITHDRAWN***
PP/25/06268
2025 Approved
47 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Rear FELL 1 x Pear (Pyrus communis)(T3) in rear garden, andPrune 1 x Lime (Tilia spp)(T5)…
ARB/25/05666
2025 Approved
28 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BG
Prune 1 x Lime (front) and 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/25/04657
2025 Approved
2 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 1 x Robinia 'Frisia' in rear garden.
ARB/25/03853
2025 Approved
17 Phillimore Place, London W8 7BY
Replacement of floor finishes to external front entrance steps, ground floor and lower gr…
PP/25/02451
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 15 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BY
Installation of air conditioning in third floor flat, with an outdoor unit on demised roo…
PP/25/02706
2025 Approved
55 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DY
Prune 3 x Lime Trees in rear garden.
ARB/25/03224
2025 Decided
33 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DX
Prune 1 x Ginkgo/Maidenhair (front garden)
ARB/25/03068
2025 Approved
Embassy, 6 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 1x Magnolia at front
ARB/25/03122
2025 Approved
16 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BU
Extension to lower ground and ground floors including redesign of rear elevation. Interio…
PP/25/01915
2025 Approved
55 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Prune 2 x Lime (Tilia x europaea) in rear garden
ARB/25/02575
2025 Approved
38 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BS
Amendment to approved application PP/23/05785 granted on 31/10/2023, to replace the appro…
PP/25/01931
2025 Approved
26 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BG
Prune 1 x Bay, 1 x Fig and 1 Evergreen Magnolia (rear garden)
ARB/25/02185
2025 Approved
55 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DY
Prune 1 x Magnolia
ARB/25/02084
2025 Withdrawn
Flat 3, 15 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BY
***WITHDRAWN***Installation of air conditioning in third floor flat, with an outdoor unit…
PP/25/00748
2025 Approved
31 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Erection of single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level, along with associat…
PP/25/00869
2025 Approved
38 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7BS
FELL 1 x multi-stemmed Acer (rear)
ARB/25/00527
2024 Approved
14 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BU
Prune 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/24/07988
2024 Approved
14 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BU
Prune 2 x Plane (front)
ARB/24/07986
2018 Refused
35 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Creation of basement, works to front garden area and alterations/extension to rear of sin…
PP/18/02432
2018 Decided
25 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Prune 1 x Horse Chestnut (rear)
ARB/18/00947
2018 Refused
35 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Construction of basement below footprint of lower ground floor and part of rear garden. L…
PP/18/00930
2018 Approved
25 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Prune 1 x London Plane
ARB/18/00649
2017 Refused
25 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
FELL 1 x Horse Chestnut (rear)
ARB/17/07257
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

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.