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25/07983/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Cypress: fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Nov 2025
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Approved
7 Jan 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LETTER DATED Decision Notice · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 10

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG DAMAGED WALL1 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG DAMAGED WALL2 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG DAMAGED WALL3 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG DAMAGED WALL4 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG DAMAGED WALL5 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG TREE AND DAMAGED WALL Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG TREE1 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG TREE2 Photo · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 10-20, St Ann's Terrace Nw8, Grade II, 22 m away · 16 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.
Show all 16 with distances
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve 317 m away: St John's Wood Church Grounds
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 24 m away: St John's Wood.
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, 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 £325,000 in July 2026. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

20 July 2026£325,000

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

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace maisonette, 3 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, 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
NW8 6PN
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Regent's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 29 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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14457470
Planning Portal ref
PP-14457470
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2022 Approved
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22/01012/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2024
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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17/06769/FULL
2017 Refused
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Single storey side extension at first floor level.
17/06323/FULL
2017 Refused
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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.