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2025/2164/T - Application for Works to Tree(s) covered by a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

(TPO REF: C5-A1) AT REAR OF 30 BEDFORD PLACE: 1 x Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) (T1) - Remove all maturing basal epicormic growth leaving the main 5 stems. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2025
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Validated
22 May 2025
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Approved
30 Jun 2025
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Appeal dismissed
28 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Bloomsbury 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
Basements. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
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: Camden 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 ↗
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 12-29 and Attached Railings Including Montague Hotel (Numbers 12-20), Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 20 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.
National infrastructure project about 1029 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 1029 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 867 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 121 m away: Bloomsbury Square; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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

Council
Camden
Application type
Application for Works to Tree(s) covered by a TPO
Postcode
WC1B 5BJ
Received
21 May 2025
Validated
22 May 2025
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve Works (TPO)
Decision date
30 Jun 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 28 Jan 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374404 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
TMA Environmental Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 11 days slower than Camden's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,419decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 May 2025

Historical activity at this location

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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings