16 St Mary Abbot's Place, London, W8 6LS Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/25/05958 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 2x Plane and 1x Chinese Privett Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Approved
7 Nov 2025

Approved on 7 Nov 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Edwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 - No 100. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: Kensington and Chelsea 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1-9, Warwick Gardens W14, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 9 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 86 m away: Edwardes Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1108 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
W8 6LS
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Abingdon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Nov 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 4 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
865decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/03202 (Alterations, including increasing…
NMA/22/02774
2020 Approved
Prune x 2 London Plane x 1 Front Garden
ARB/20/06414
2020 Approved
Alterations, including increasing height of walls by 800 mm, and increasing pitch of roof…
PP/20/03202
2016 Approved
PRUNE 2 x Plane trees (front and rear gardens)
ARB/16/02401
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
23 Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8PH
Prune 1 x False Acacia and 1 x Crab Apple (front)
ARB/25/06746
2025 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Installation of 600mm trellis on top of 600mm rear garden boundary wall with No.47.
LB/25/05425
2025 Approved
25 Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8PH
Prune 1x Lime in rear garden
ARB/25/05959
2025
4 Edwardes Place, London, W8 6LR
Amendments to planning permission PP/25/03347 and listed building consent LB/25/03348 com…
LB/25/06637
2025
48 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of existing asphalt surface in front garden with natural Yorkstone paving and…
LB/25/06612
2025 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of existing asphalt surface in front garden with traditional Yorkstone paving.
PP/25/05506
2025 Refused
33 Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8PH
Alterations to existing front boundary wall involving widening of existing pedestrian acc…
PP/25/04610
2025 Withdrawn
35 Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8PH
Construction of rear roof dormer extension with associated roof alterations ***withdrawn*…
PP/25/05173
2025 Approved
35 Pembroke Gardens, London, W8 6HU
Prune 2 x Poplar (rear)
ARB/25/04654
2025 Approved
Flat 1, St Mary Abbot's Court, Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8RA
Prune 1 x Privet Tree and 1 x Sycamore (rear)
ARB/25/04699
2025 Approved
44 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of single-storey non-original conservatory to rear of property and associated…
LB/25/03594
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44 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of single-storey non-original conservatory to rear of property and associated…
PP/25/03593
2025
15 Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8PH
Demolition of garage fronting St Mary Abbot's Place; erection of three-storey dwelling wi…
PP/25/04904
2025 Approved
4 Edwardes Place, London, W8 6LR
Demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension; internal alterations and refu…
PP/25/03347
2025 Approved
4 Edwardes Place, London, W8 6LR
Demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension; internal alterations and refu…
LB/25/03348
2025 Approved
349-351 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6NW
Construction of first floor rear extension to 351 Kensington High Street and change of us…
PP/25/02010
2024 Approved
7 St Mary Abbot's Place, London, W8 6LS
Part demolition and rebuild of property including construction of a basement and extensio…
PP/24/02589
2025 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of glazing unit to existing external windows and doors.
LB/25/02259
2025 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HH
Replacement of glazing unit to existing external windows and doors.
PP/25/02258
2025 Approved
1 Pembroke Studios, London, W8 6HX
FELL 1x Bay in rear garden
ARB/25/02949
2018 Approved
2 and 3 Pembroke Studios, LONDON, W8 6HX
Repairs and refurbishments to two artists studios including: Replacement of full-height w…
PP/18/07248
2018 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, LONDON, W8 6HH
Replacement of trellis surrounding roof terrace with metal railings and wooden trellis.
PP/18/06175
2018 Approved
48 Edwardes Square, LONDON, W8 6HH
Replacement of trellis surrounding roof terrace with metal railings and wooden trellis.
LB/18/06176
2018 Approved
30 Edwardes Square, LONDON, W8 6HH
Restoration of garden: removal and replacement of wooden trellis with replica of original…
LB/18/07025
2018 Approved
30 Edwardes Square, LONDON, W8 6HH
Restoration of garden: removal and replacement of wooden trellis with replica of original…
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

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Kensington and Chelsea decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the nine months to December 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #110 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #174 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #152 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
455 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,839
Total decisions
135 refused in the nine months to December 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings