Fetter Lane Apartments 139 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00816/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1x Cotoneaster: prune to clear third party building by 1 m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 12

Chancery Lane 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
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: City of London 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 53 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 53 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 602 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 ↗
51 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Dunstan in the West (Including Attached Sunday School), Grade I, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 41 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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Historic England ↗
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
Scheduled monument about 194 m away: Inner Temple Hall Buttery; Registered park or garden about 214 m away: Inner Temple; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 9 m away: Fleet Street; Designated open space about 20 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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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Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
EC4A 1BT
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Farringdon Without
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
No objections to tree works - TCA
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ground Control Ltd - 684669
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 6 days slower than City of London's median of 36 for tree works. Approved, as 96% of tree works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
61,710decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in City of London to go on. City of London decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14986347
Planning Portal ref
PP-14986347
Committee
16 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
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City of London is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #1 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 84% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026

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