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25/07657/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x lime: reduce the overall height by approximately 1.5 metre and the lateral spread by 1 metre, making all cuts to suitable secondary growth points in accordance with BS 3998 (2010) - Recommendations for Tree Work. Carry out a crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level to provide clearance, maintaining a balanced crown from throughout. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
3 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 235 SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF TCA INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 235 RISK IMPROVEMENT REPORT - PROPERTY Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 235 TREE Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 235, Knightsbridge Sw7
List entry 1221621 · The pin is inside its outline · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (29 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 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
Knightsbridge 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 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Westminster 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.
Protected tree 11 m away: W45_T4, order W45
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
Registered park or garden 91 m away: Hyde 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 1429 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 33 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 1

Last sold for £438,300 in December 2001. Terraced house, freehold.

17 December 2001£438,300

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

Building

Floor area580 m² (6,243 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 15 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW7 1DJ
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
5D Gryphon Real Estate
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 21 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
797decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14431454
Planning Portal ref
PP-14431454
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
1 x lime: reduce the overall height by approximately 1.5 metre and the lateral spread by…
25/07657/TPO
2017 Approved
T1 1 x lime: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining shortened…
17/08939/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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22/00494/LBC
2021 Approved
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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 statistics
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
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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.