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ARB/25/05331 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 1 x Tree of Heaven (rear) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
3 Sept 2025
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Approved
3 Oct 2025

Approved on 3 Oct 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 12

Holland Park 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 - No 100. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 16 and 17, Addison Road W14, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 3 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
National infrastructure project about 1260 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 145 m away: Holland Park; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 40 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
W14 8EE
Received
3 Sept 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
Holland
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Oct 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 9 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
865decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Oct 2025

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

2022 Approved
Prune 1 x Tree of Heaven (rear)
ARB/22/06271
2016 Approved
Prune 1 x Tree of Heaven (rear garden)
ARB/16/07877
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/25…
PP/25/06259
2025
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of listed building consent L…
LB/25/06262
2025 Approved
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single storey side extension. New side additions at lower…
PP/25/04356
2025 Approved
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Demolition and replacement of two-storey modern side wing; provision for single storey ba…
LB/25/02659
2025 Approved
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Demolition and replacement of two-storey modern side wing; provision for single storey ba…
PP/25/02658
2025 Approved
32-33 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Prune 1x Acer and 1x Magnolia at rear
ARB/25/04167
2025 Approved
32-33 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Mimosa (rear)
ARB/25/04213
2025 Refused
Street Record, Abbotsbury Close, London, W14
Prune 1 x Silver Birch (T022) near to 26 Abbotsbury Close.
ARB/25/03854
2025 Withdrawn
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single garage with new side additions at lower ground and…
PP/25/02827
2025 Withdrawn
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single garage with new side additions at lower ground and…
PP/25/02969
2025 Approved
19 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Magnolia (rear)
ARB/25/02532
2024 Approved
29 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Demolition and reconstruction of garage door and surrounding wall 1meter forward from ori…
PP/24/05883
2024 Refused
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by a single storey side extension; new side additions at low…
PP/24/05510
2024 Approved
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Variation of condition no. 9 (enforcement) of listed building consent 24/01608 to extend…
LB/24/07756
2024 Withdrawn
17 Addison Road, London, W14 8DJ
Variation of condition nos. 2 (compliance with drawings) of planning permission 24/01607…
PP/24/07757
2024 Approved
15 Somerset Square, London, W14 8EE
Prune 2 x Lime (rear)
ARB/24/07946
2024 Approved
16 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Bay (front)
ARB/24/06705
2024 Approved
Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EF
Installation of telecommunications base station at rooftop comprising of the installation…
PP/24/04471
2024 Decided
Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EF
FELL 1 x Lime and Prune 1 x Horse Chestnut and 3 x Lime
ARB/24/06124
2024 Approved
21 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Installation of split system air-conditioning unit to 2nd floor with a single condensing…
PP/24/01741
2016 Approved
9 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Single storey rear extension with glazed sliding doors and flat roof to replace rear glaz…
PP/16/02620
2016 Approved
3 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
PRUNE 1 x Copper Beech
ARB/16/02715
2016 Approved
21 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Full demolition and rebuilding of house, excavation of basement storey below existing foo…
PP/16/02015
2016 Approved
27-28 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Provision of dormer windows on front and rear roof slopes and raise height of roof ridge…
PP/16/01946
2016 Approved
15 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Prune 2 x Lime (rear garden)
ARB/16/00246
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