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26/04377/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T2: Robinia (Robinia pseudoacacia). Cut back the overhanging branches of the Robinia by approximately 1.5-2.0 metres to suitable pruning points. The branches overhanging into neighbouring property 49 Molyneux Street London W1H 5JD. Reason for works: General tree maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG MAP 48 Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 4 Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 3 Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 2 Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG 1 Background Papers · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 41-49, Molyneux Street W1
List entry 1222940 · The pin is inside its outline · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (20 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 ↗
Molyneux Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 192 m away: The Water Gardens Designed Landscape; National infrastructure project 421 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 90 m away: Edgware Road South.
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
W1H 5JD
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treehab

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days slower 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 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15055301
Planning Portal ref
PP-15055301
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

2020 Approved
1 x honey locust (rear): reduce crown by about 2 to 3m to previous most recent reduction…
20/05748/TCA
2019 Approved
Rear garden1 x purple plum (T1): reduce height by about 3m (in line with previous points…
19/09793/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Replacement of all the external doors and windows glass on the lower ground and ground fl…
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2025
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Installation of external boiler flue to the front elevation of the property.
25/06465/FULL
2025
39 Brendon Street London W1H 5HD
Replacing external windows and doors, re finishing entrance steps and landing and re fini…
25/06464/CLOPUD
2025 Approved
18 Molyneux Street London W1H 5HN
General maintenance and improvement work Strip-Out and Enabling Works Removal of Redundan…
25/03923/LBC
2025
Barham House 39 - 40 Molyneux Street London W1H 5JA
Alterations to the front entrance steps and raised section including the installation of…
25/04118/FULL
2025
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25/03922/FULL
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4 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FQ
Replacement windows to front elevation. (Linked to 25/03140/FULL)
25/03141/LBC
2025
4 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FQ
Replacement windows to front elevation. (Linked to 25/03141/LBC)
25/03140/FULL
2025
7 - 15 Homer Row London W1H 4AW
Upgrading the existing copper cables to Fibre cables as copper will be ceased in 2026.
25/01300/CLOPUD
2025
Flat 1 18 Molyneux Street London W1H 5HN
Minor internal reconfigurations of the layout, including the removal of modern partitions…
25/01165/LBC
2025
44 Molyneux Street London W1H 5JD
T1 Bay, crown reduce by 1m. Cyclical maintenance.
25/00090/TCA
2024
4 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FQ
Replacement windows and internal and external alterations. (Linked with 24/08105/FULL)
24/08106/LBC
2024
4 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FQ
Replacement windows and internal and external alterations. (Linked with 24/08106/LBC)
24/08105/FULL
2024 Approved
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1 x bay (T1): Trim all round by approx. 1m from the height and up to 0.5m laterally, reta…
24/06696/TCA
2024
21 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FL
Erection of a single storey rear extension with metal stairs and railings with external a…
24/06910/LBC
2024
21 Shouldham Street London W1H 5FL
Erection of a single storey rear extension with metal stairs and railings with external a…
24/06909/FULL
2024
28 Molyneux Street London W1H 5HW
T1 - Silver Birch Reduce crown by 25% approx 2 - 2.5 metres back to previous reduction po…
24/06242/TCA
2024
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Change of existing public house use (sui generis) to hotel (Class C1) for the provision o…
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2018 Approved
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Replacement of a window in the rear roof and a door on the rear facade with timber double…
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2018 Withdrawn
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2018 Refused
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Replacement windows and doors and installation of a secondary window at the rear.
18/01340/LBC
2018 Refused
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External alterations, including demolition of window and brickwork below to install glaze…
18/00565/LBC
2018 Withdrawn
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External alterations, including demolition of window and brickwork below to install glaze…
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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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