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25/07175/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 13 X Silver Birch Trees: Crown Reduction by 3m to heights and cut back by 2m from the buildings to tidy and contain shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
30 Oct 2025

Approved on 30 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG 20 EATON SQUARE SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 6 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 5 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 4 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 3 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 2 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG 20 EATON SQUARE 1 Background Papers · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: 8 to 23 Eaton Square including 57 Lower Belgrave Street
List entry 1066852 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 15 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.
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Historic England ↗
Belgravia 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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: 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 31 m away: The Grosvenor Estate: Eaton Square
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 586 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 586 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, the site is inside its boundary).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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 2

Last sold for £20,650,000 in October 2017. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

23 October 2017£20,650,000
6 September 2016£725,000

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

Building

Floor area459 m² (4,941 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMaisonette, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
SW1W 9DD
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
30 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 12 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 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14383561
Planning Portal ref
PP-14383561
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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.

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.