23 Carlyle Square, London, SW3 6EY Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation ARB/26/05349
Trees & landscaping
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
5 Oct 2026
Date validated
5 Oct 2026
Postcode
SW3 6EY

Description

Prune 1 x Birch (rear) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 46.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 10

Chelsea Park/Carlyle 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 58. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Protected view corridor: 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Air quality management area: Kensington and Chelsea 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 about 358 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 358 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, about 872 m).
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 ↗
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 64, Old Church Street Sw3, Grade II*, about 30 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Also on the record
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 20 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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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

2023 Approved
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2018 Approved
Prune 1 Birch and 1 Salix (front and rear)
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Nearby activity

2025 Approved
21 Carlyle Square, London, SW3 6EY
Replacement of existing timber windows for double glazed timber windows, without any chan…
CL/25/06114
2025 Approved
21 Carlyle Square, London, SW3 6EY
Replacement of rear ground floor windows to doors; rear door replacement; raised rear bal…
PP/25/06108
2025 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 23/08025 to allow rem…
PP/25/05633
2025 Approved
64 Old Church Street, London, SW3 6EP
Strip out of kitchen joinery (set aside), non-original plasterboard wall and ground and f…
LB/25/05747
2025 Approved
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ARB/25/05967
2025 Approved
80 Old Church Street, London, SW3 6EP
Basement extension with front and rear lightwells with railing surrounds; conversion of g…
PP/25/04327
2025
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Removal of condition 2 (use of roof as terrace precluded) and variation of condition 1 (a…
PP/25/05635
2025 Approved
21 Mulberry Walk, London, SW3 6DZ
Variation of condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission 24/05…
PP/25/04429
2025 Approved
25 Mulberry Walk, London, SW3 6DZ
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PP/25/03217
2025 Approved
80 Old Church Street, London, SW3 6EP
FELL 1 x Holm Oak (rear)
ARB/25/03660
2025 Approved
18 Carlyle Square, London, SW3 6EX
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2023 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission ref…
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2023 Approved
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FELL (as specified)
ARB/23/07518
2023 Withdrawn
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Extension at ground floor, extension at basement level, conversion of one of two garages…
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2019 Refused
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ARB/19/00095
2019 Approved
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

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Kensington and Chelsea decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the nine months to December 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #110 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #174 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #152 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
455 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,839
Total decisions
135 refused in the nine months to December 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings