5A Motcomb Street London SW1X 8JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1253 - Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' (Golden False Acacia): Crown reduce back to the previous, most recent reduction points, removing approximately 2.5 m regrowth. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Show the other 28 with distances
- 15 m14, 15 and 16, West Halkin StreetGrade II
- 24 m11-18, MOTCOMB STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 29 m2-12 Halkin Arcade and 27 and 28 Motcomb Street and 11a West Halkin StreetGrade II
- 30 mThe Turks Head Public HouseGrade II
- 30 m1-3, Wilton Terrace Sw1Grade II
- 31 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 28Grade II
- 36 m12, Belgrave Square Sw1Grade I
- 38 m1-15, Wilton Crescent Sw1Grade II
- 48 mPantechniconGrade II
- 55 m9-11, HALKIN PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 56 m4-6, West Halkin Street Sw1Grade II
- 59 m1, Halkin Place Sw1Grade II
- 62 m11, West Halkin StreetGrade II
- 63 m12A AND 14, LOWNDES STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 66 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 27Grade II
- 67 mNumbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes StreetGrade II
- 73 m11a, Belgrave Square Sw1Grade II
- 76 m34-50, Wilton Crescent Sw1Grade II
- 76 mRailings Gates and Gate Piers to Number 12Grade II*
- 78 m1-11, Belgrave Square Sw1Grade I
- 80 m3, Halkin Place Sw1Grade II
- 85 m4, Halkin Place Sw1Grade II
- 86 mMews Arch Adjoining West of Numbers 7 and 8Grade II
- 86 m13-23, Belgrave Square Sw1Grade I
- 98 mThe Star TavernGrade II
- 107 m7-14 Chesham Place Including 2-6 Lowndes StreetGrade II
- 147 m42, 43 and 44, Lowndes Street Sw1Grade II
- 149 m9-12 and 14-28, Wilton Place Sw1Grade II
Checked on 1 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £85,000 in May 1995. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, 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 works to trees in CA
- Postcode
- SW1X 8JU
- Received
- 16 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Sept 2025
- Decision
- No objections
- Decision date
- 25 Jul 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- TMA Environmental Consultants
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 9 days from validation, 27 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14180284
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14180284
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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.
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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