The Chapter House Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PA Data via plota.co.uk
25/06049/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA
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Proposal
1 x white mulberry: reduce crown by 2-3m to reduce end weight, pruning back to suitable growth points. Data via plota.co.uk
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25 Aug 2025
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28 Aug 2025
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Approved
11 Sept 2025
Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 14
Scheduled monument: The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Grade I listed: The Great Cloisters,including St Faiths Chapel,the Chapter House,the Parlour,numbers 1 and 2 the Cloisters,the Dark Cloisters and Dormitory With the Chapel of St Dunstan (School and Busby Library)
List entry 1066370 · The pin is inside its outline · 35 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 35 with distances
- 8 mThe Deanery and Sub Dean's Residence With the Jericho ParlourGrade I
- 8 mWestminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)Grade I
- 17 mClerk of the Works Office and the Remains of the Chapel of St Catherine Little Cloisters LodgingsGrade I
- 47 mLittle Deans Yard Turle's HouseGrade II
- 50 mLittle Dean's Yard Ashburnham HouseGrade I
- 56 mStatue of George VGrade II
- 66 mFormer Dock Retaining Walls to Moat Around Jewel HouseGrade I
- 66 mLittle Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby LibraryGrade I
- 66 mLittle Deans Yard (College of Westminster School)Grade I
- 66 mNumber 7 (Including Former Number 6)Grade II*
- 67 m19,19a and 20, Broad Sanctuary Sw1Grade I
- 70 mDean's YardGrade I
- 73 mThe Jewel House (Or Tower) of the Palace of WestminsterGrade I
- 85 mChurch of St Margaret, WestminsterGrade I
- 89 m6 Lampstandards in St Margaret's Churchyard Lettered GGrade II
- 92 mLittle Deans YardGrade I
- 103 mLittle Deans YardGrade II
- 105 mHouses of Parliament and The Palace of WestminsterGrade I
- 108 mDeans Yard With Abbey ShopGrade II
- 108 m10 Lamp Standards Round Central Green of Dean's YardGrade II
- 110 mDean's YardGrade I
- 110 mStatue of Richard IGrade II
- 115 mThe SanctuaryGrade II
- 123 mAbbey Precinct WallGrade I
- 125 mAbbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey CloseGrade II
- 125 m5 Lamp Standards Lettered GGrade II
- 125 mSt Margaret's Churchyard Railings, Obelisks and BollardsGrade II
- 129 mStatue of Oliver Cromwell in Front of Westminster HallGrade II
- 136 mAbbey (Canons') GardenGrade II
- 140 mKnife Edge Two Piece SculptureGrade II*
- 142 mMiddlesex GuildhallGrade II*
- 143 mAbbey (Canons') Garden 4 StatuesGrade II
- 146 mVictoria Tower Lodge and Gates to Black Rod GardenGrade I
- 148 mLamp post outside 20 Great College StreetGrade II
- 150 mCrimean War and Indian Mutiny MemorialGrade II
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
World heritage site: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square 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.
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.
Protected view corridor: 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.1
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.
National infrastructure project 80 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 80 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, 364 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt
Checked on 2 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Postcode
- SW1P 3PA
- Received
- 25 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decision
- No objections
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 22 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one14d
Council36d
UK37d
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 2 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14277479
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14277479
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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.
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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
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