Stornaway House 13 Cleveland Row London SW1A 1BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/04690/TCA Pending

Proposal

rear right T1 London Plane x 1 (Platanus x hispanica) This extra-large plane tree is growing partly over a glass office ceiling. It has been cut back previously, but now requires a harder reduction back towards the edge of the glass. There are cavities on the limb over the roof which shows signs of adaptive growth Suggested work:- Reduce the growth over the glass ceiling back 3-4m to reduce weight. This includes removing some branches roughly 100mm thick. These will be lowered using advanced rigging techniques.- Inspect the upper canopy for massaria, remove where necessary. Reduce remaining crown back to previous reduction points with lots of furnishing growth/ thin remaining points rear left T2 Turkey Oak x 1 (Quercus cerris) This large Turkish oak is being suppressed by the neighbouring plane tree, as such the vast majority of the growth is over the courtyard. Suggested work Weight reduce the tips by reducing the lateral growth by 1.5-2m. Remove epicormic growth… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026