Albany House 98 Petty France London SW1H 9EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/05684/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree 1 Honey Locust - Lift crown all round to give 5.5m clearance above ground level. Tree 2 Wild Cherry - Reduce crown to previous & outermost pruning points. Pruning cuts to be back to previous locations and to live growing points. Works to be undertaken to BS 3998: 2010 specifications. The works are a repeat of previous pruning works required to manage the trees in respect their juxtaposition with adjacent highway infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT TPO CONSENT (NEW) Decision Notice · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ALBANY HOUSE TREE SURVEY Background Papers · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF ALBANY HOUSE TREE LOCATIONS Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ALBANY HOUSE PHOTOMONTAGE OF TREES Background Papers · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

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.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.8
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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: London Underground Headquarters Including St James's Park Underground Station, Grade I, 13 m away · 9 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 478 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 478 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, 589 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 ↗
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
Conservation area 29 m away: Broadway And Christchurch Gardens; Registered park or garden 146 m away: St James's Park; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 94 m away: Victoria Street.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area8,811 m² (94,841 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 103)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, 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 wks to trees subject to TPO
Postcode
SW1H 9EA
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Arboricultural Solutions LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
807decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169988
Planning Portal ref
PP-15169988
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.