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262505PTC - Works to a tree Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Malus (T1) - Reduce to old wounds approx .5m from the tips and crown clean Birch (T2) - Reduce to old wounds approx 1m from the tips and crown thin by 30% Weeping Birch (T3) - Reduce to old wounds approx .5m from tips and crown clean Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Bedford Park 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Ealing 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 90 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 90 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 35, Marlborough Crescent, Grade II, 61 m away · 19 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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. 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
Ealing
Application type
Works to a tree Conservation Area
Postcode
W4 1JE
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Southfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 20 days slower than Ealing's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
354decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031249
Planning Portal ref
PP-15031249
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Ealing
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Ealing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #264 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ealing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #220 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #218 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #264 of 296
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #272 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
302 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,973
Total decisions
306 refused in the year to March 2026

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