59 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/25/05782 - Prune Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune various as specified in rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
24 Sept 2025
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Approved
31 Oct 2025

Approved on 31 Oct 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
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: 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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 55 and 57, Melbury Road W14, Grade II*, 11 m away · 4 Grade II*, 9 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 57 m away: Commonwealth Institute
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1346 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 25 m away: Kensington High Street.
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, 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £15,353,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

28 March 2025£15,353,000
12 June 2020£14,400,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 July 2006£7,250,000
18 November 1996£296,700

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

Building

Floor area479 m² (5,156 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Prune
Postcode
W14 8AD
Received
24 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Sept 2025
Ward
Holland
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
31 Oct 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. 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
31 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Prune 5x Plane trees
ARB/21/07789
2018 Approved
Prune 4 x London Plane (rear)
ARB/18/01029
2018 Approved
Prune 1 x London Plane (rear)
ARB/18/00864
2016 Approved
Installation of external air conditioning condensers at rear
PP/16/02156
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Prune 1x Lime at front
ARB/25/05953
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 55-57 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Landscaping of rear garden, replacement of garden shed and integration of plunge pool and…
LB/25/05167
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 55-57 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Landscaping of rear garden, replacement of garden shed and integration of plunge pool and…
PP/25/05166
2025 Refused
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PP/25/05303
2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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FELL 1 x Maple (rear) and Prune 2 x Myobar Plum (rear), 1 x Magnolia (front)
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2025 Approved
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Approved
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LB/25/00796
2025 Approved
10 Holland Park Road, London, W14 8LZ
Installation of CCTV, external lighting and small power surrounding perimeter of property…
PP/25/00795
2025 Approved
55-57 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Prune 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/25/01267
2025 Withdrawn
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Installation of external a/c condenser with enclosed soundproofing acoustic box located o…
PP/25/00123
2024 Approved
Flat 3, 18 Melbury Road, LONDON, W14 8LT
Installation of 3no. ceiling roses, one to the living room and one to each bedroom.
LB/25/00058
2025 Decided
Flat A, 47 Melbury Road, LONDON, W14 8AD
FELL 4 x Black Poplar (as specified)
ARB/25/00474
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 55-57 Melbury Road, LONDON, W14 8AD
FELL 1 x Weeping Birch, 1 x Eucalyptus, 1 x Photinia, 1 x Holly, 1 x Prunus, 1 x Cornus a…
ARB/25/00303
2024 Approved
47 Melbury Road, LONDON, W14 8AD
Prune 2x London Plane at front
ARB/24/06307
2024 Approved
47 Melbury Road, LONDON, W14 8AD
FELL 1 x Ash (self seeded saplings); Prune 1 x Plum, 1 x Cherry and 4 x Black Poplars
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2019 Approved
9A Holland Park Road, London, W14 8NA
FELL 1 x Eucalyptus Tree (rear)
ARB/19/02954
2019 Approved
288 Kensington High Street, London, W14 8NZ
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PP/19/01148
2019 Approved
22 Melbury Road, London, W14 8LT
Erection of conservatory infill within side return at rear of property.
PP/19/00297
2019 Approved
9 Holland Park Road, London, W14 8NA
Prune 1 x Yew, 1 x Tree of Heaven and 1 x Bay (rear)
ARB/19/01092
2019 Approved
47 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Prune 1 x Mulberry (rear)
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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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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.