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P/2026/1880 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to a tree within a conservation area: T31 Horse Chestnut. Fuel Station. Crown lift to 2.5 metres to raise over footpath and fence. Crown lift to 5 metres to raise over fuel station forecourt. Reduce and reshape crown by 2.5 metres. Reduce and reshape, to clear streetlights by 2 metres where possible. Remove dead and diseased wood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

2 Article 4 directions
Change of use or development that would result in new dwellings (Class MA/ZA) · Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Hounslow 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 ↗
Town centre: Feltham High Street
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Conservation area 69 m away: Feltham Town Centre; National infrastructure project 516 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Hounslow 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 listed building 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 area6,748 m² (72,635 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hounslow
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TW13 4EX
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Feltham West
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 20 days faster than Hounslow's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
349decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Hounslow
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#268 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Hounslow is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #203 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Hounslow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 75% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 75% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hounslow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
71%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #294 of 296
75%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #293 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #203 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #208 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
72 decided
1,191
Total decisions
340 refused in the year to March 2026

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.