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25/04638/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Purple Plum (T1, front): Reduce height by 1.5-1.75m. Reduce spread by 1-1.25m. Crown thin by 20-25%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jul 2025
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Validated
10 Jul 2025
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Approved
17 Jul 2025

Approved on 17 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

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

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF TCA INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Studio
List entry 1066656 · The pin is inside its outline · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 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 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
St John's Wood 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 12 m away: STM14_T24, order STM14; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
NW8 9QE
Received
4 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Abbey Road
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
17 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gibbs & Haynes Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 29 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 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14153134
Planning Portal ref
PP-14153134
Env. assessment
No

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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

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