Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1: London plane - prune to clear building by approximately 4m by reducing the northeast section of the tree by 3-4m back to previous pruning points. Crown lift to approx. 5m by shortening low-hanging, pendulous, twiggy branches only, maintaining a natural undulating lower canopy outline. Thin out water shoots growing on main scaffold limbs by up to 20%, without undertaking an overall crown thin. T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7: London plane x 6 - crown lift all trees to approx. 5m by shortening low-hanging, pendulous, twiggy branches only, maintaining a natural undulating lower canopy outline. Thin out water shoots growing on main scaffold limbs by up to 20%, without undertaking an overall crown thin. Prune to clear streetlights by 2m. T8: London plane - crown reduce northwest section of the tree to clear building by approximately 4m by reducing crown by 2-3m back to previous pruning points. Remove plastic bag and large plastic object at the very top of the crown. T9: London plane - crown reduce by 2-3m to reduce long, low taper lateral growth from previous hard pruning. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 10
Show the other 12 with distances
- 41 mTate Gallery Gates, Railings and GatepiersGrade II
- 53 mK6 Telephone Kiosk outside of Tate BritainGrade II
- 66 mOfficers Mess and Commandants House Royal Army Medical College Officers Mess and Commandants House, Royal Army Medical CorpsGrade II
- 68 mRoyal Army Medical College Southern Block Facing CourtyardGrade II
- 72 mTwo Piece Reclining Figure No 1 SculptureGrade II
- 72 mUnnamed
- 117 m46-57, Millbank Sw1Grade II
- 123 mK2 Telephone Box Adjacent to Number 48Grade II
- 125 mMillbank Barracks North West Range (Former Married Quarters), Royal Army Medical CorpsGrade II
- 125 mStatue of Sir John Millais at West Corner of Tate GalleryGrade II
- 127 mMillbank TowerGrade II
- 133 mMillbank Barracks South West Range, Royal Army Medical CollegeGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Postcode
- SW1P 4RG
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Dec 2026
- Decision
- No objections
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Landmark Trees
How this decision compares
Decided in 6 days from validation, 29 days faster than Westminster's median of 35 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 20 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15285627
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15285627
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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