Latimer House,Church Street,Chiswick,W4 2PH Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/2240 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area. T1 Eucalyptus. Reduce over extended branches by up to 3 metres and lightly thin central canopy by removing epicormic growth and crossing and weak branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: Latimer House and Holly House, including garden wall, iron gates and screen
List entry 1080355 · 7 m away · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 30 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 33 with distances
Historic England ↗
Old Chiswick conservation area
Also Old Chiswick. 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.
Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: A riverside village with Saxon origins.
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: 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 15 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 15 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 243 m away: Chiswick Eyot
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Hounslow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Flood defence 34 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Designated open space 18 m away.
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
Hounslow
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
W4 2PH
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Chiswick Homefields
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 7 days slower 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
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 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

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