85 Hereford Road London W2 5BB Data via plota.co.uk

25/07991/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x tree of heaven (rear): crown reduction to previous, most recent reduction points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Nov 2025

Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 49-107, Hereford Road W2
List entry 1357093 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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 ↗
Westbourne 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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 98 m away: Queensway/ Westbourne Grove.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,250,000 in April 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

28 April 2004£2,250,000

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

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
W2 5BB
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Bayswater
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Dec 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 18 days faster 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 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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

2021 Approved
1 x tree of heaven (rear): crown reduction to previous, most recent reduction points.
21/06444/TCA
2018 Approved
Installation of an alarm box on the front elevation. (retrospective).
18/02859/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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Replacement of two sets of single glazed timber French Doors to the first floor balcony o…
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2025
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2025 Approved
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Removal of existing roof-mounted air-conditioning condensers and installation of exterior…
25/05614/FULL
2025
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T1 = TO REDUCE 1 X LIME TREE BY 2.0/2.5MTRS LIGHT ACCESS GENERAL MAINTENANCE
25/06834/TPO
2025
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Excavation of basement with external lightwells to front and rear; extensions at lower gr…
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2025 Approved
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1 x Mimosa (T2) and 3 x Italian Cypress (G3): fell
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2025
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25/06396/TPO
2025 Approved
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1 x Magnolia (T1, rear): Reduce crown on all aspects by 1.5 Metres.
25/05607/TCA
2025 Approved
33 Kildare Terrace London W2 5JT
1 x lime (T2, front): Lift crown over highway to 5 m from ground level. Remove epicormic…
25/05500/TPO
2025 Withdrawn
11 Kildare Gardens London W2 5JS
Installation of two air-conditioning condenser units to rear garden.
25/03758/FULL
2025 Approved
66 Chepstow Road London W2 5BE
Internal works to regularise the layout and to reinstate a door at ground floor, and to r…
25/03948/LBC
2025 Approved
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1 x Cotoneaster: fell
25/03383/TCA
2025 Approved
51 Hereford Road London W2 5BB
T1 London plane: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points retaining furnish…
25/03404/TPO
2025
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Sycamore (T1) rear garden: all round crown reduction back to previous, most recent, pruni…
25/03468/TCA
2025 Withdrawn
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Front garden T1 Tree of Heaven x 1 (Ailanthus altissima) This large previously reduced tr…
25/01995/TCA
2025
44 Hereford Road London W2 5AJ
T1 Tree of heaven - Fell to ground level. The tree has lost several large branches/limbs…
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2025
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Installation of underfloor heating at ground, first and floor heating at ground, first an…
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2025
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2022 Approved
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1x mimosa (rear garden): fell
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2022 Approved
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1 x lime: remove epicormic growth to crown break.
22/03002/TPO
2022 Approved
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1 x lime: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining shortened fur…
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2022 Withdrawn
77 Hereford Road London W2 5BB
T1 Lime x 1 (Tilia spp) Reduce all around back to previous reduction points approx 2 mete…
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2021 Approved
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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