20 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/26/03123 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 1 x London Plane (rear) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 12

Kensington 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Archaeological priority area
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: 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 87 m away: Holland Park
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 1685 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 86 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £13,400,000 in January 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 January 2021£13,400,000
17 November 2017£13,000,000Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 December 1999£385,000Leasehold
28 September 1995£2,250,000Leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area577 m² (6,211 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 13 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
W8 7HA
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Campden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 14 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
10 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Prune 1 x Magnolia (front)
ARB/25/06291
2023 Approved
Alterations to rear elevation to replace existing rear lower ground floor level bay and r…
PP/24/00058
2023 Approved
Construction of single storey extension at rear lower ground floor level and alterations…
CL/23/06042
2021 Approved
Details required by Condition 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) attached to planni…
CON/21/03868
2021 Refused
Variation of Condition 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission PP…
PP/21/02300
2021 Approved
Extension at rear lower ground floor level. (Certificate of Proposed Development/Use)
CL/21/02161
2021 Approved
Details required by Condition 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) attached to planni…
CON/21/02443
2021 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. PP/18/04747 dated 25th October 2018 [E…
NMA/21/02118
2021 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/18/04747 dated 25th October 2018 [Excava…
NMA/21/01031
2020 Approved
Prune X 1 magnolia X 1 bay (front garden)
ARB/20/04974
2018 Approved
Excavation of single-storey basement (beneath building footprint and part of garden), ame…
PP/18/04747
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
4 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Fell T1 - 1x Birch tree 14m tall in front garden
ARB/25/06722
2025 Approved
31 Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG
Prune 1 x Lime (Tilia spp)(T1) in front garden.
ARB/25/03867
2025 Approved
39 Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG
Replacement of roof replicating the full hip of the southern roofslope to the northern on…
PP/25/03075
2025 Approved
17 Phillimore Place, London W8 7BY
Replacement of floor finishes to external front entrance steps, ground floor and lower gr…
PP/25/02451
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 15 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BY
Installation of air conditioning in third floor flat, with an outdoor unit on demised roo…
PP/25/02706
2025 Approved
8 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 1x Magnolia grandiflora at front and 1x Silver Birch in rear garden
ARB/25/03120
2025 Approved
Embassy, 6 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 1x Magnolia at front
ARB/25/03122
2025 Approved
39 Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG
Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission PP/25/01320 (Replacem…
PP/25/02406
2025 Approved
11 Essex Villas, London, W8 7BP
Re-instatement of external metal staircase from rear ground floor level to garden level…
PP/25/01415
2025 Approved
43 Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG
Prune group of Magnolias at front and 1x Magnolia in rear garden
ARB/25/01585
2025 Withdrawn
Flat 3, 15 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BY
***WITHDRAWN***Installation of air conditioning in third floor flat, with an outdoor unit…
PP/25/00748
2025 Approved
9 Upper Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7HF
Prune 1 x Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) (front)
ARB/25/00415
2025 Approved
36 Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7QF
Prune 11 x Pleached Limes (rear)
ARB/25/00267
2024 Approved
14 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 2 x Lime (rear)
ARB/24/08346
2024 Refused
39 Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG
Replacement of roof and increase ridgeline by 350mm to facilitate rooms in loft space wit…
PP/24/08051
2024 Approved
14 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BU
Prune 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/24/07988
2024 Approved
14 Phillimore Place, London, W8 7BU
Prune 2 x Plane (front)
ARB/24/07986
2024 Approved
11 Essex Villas, London, W8 7BP
Re-instatement of external metal staircase from rear ground floor level to garden level.
PP/24/07230
2024 Approved
17 Upper Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7HF
FELL 1x Cherry (Prunus spp.) close to rear boundary; prune 6x Plane Trees (Platanus x his…
ARB/24/07206
2024 Withdrawn
7 Upper Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7HF
Demolition of rear one-storey conservatory and two-storey bay window and erection of a pa…
PP/24/06135
2018 Approved
15 Essex Villas, LONDON, W8 7BP
Prune 1 x Magnolia (front), 1 x Magnolia, 1 x Mag. Grandiflora, 1 x Birch (rear)
ARB/18/03542
2018 Withdrawn
15 Upper Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7HF
FELL 1 x Cherry (rear)
ARB/18/03294
2018 Approved
7 Essex Villas, LONDON, W8 7BP
FELL 1 x mature Ginkgo (rear)
ARB/18/02771
2018 Approved
12 Phillimore Place, LONDON, W8 7BU
FELL 1 x Bay tree (side)
ARB/18/02411
2018 Approved
8 Upper Phillimore Gardens, LONDON, W8 7HA
Prune 1 x magnolia grandiflora (front), and 1 x betula pendula (rear)
ARB/18/01583
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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.