Ashley Gardens Thirleby Road London SW1P 1HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/04363/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Loquat: prune back from property to give 800mm clearance, pruning no further than the main trunk of the tree, and retaining as much fine branch structure as possible. 2 x Crab apple: prune back from property to give 800mm clearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SK01 AS149 Drawing · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AS149 DW01 DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Other · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG AS149 01 Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Westminster Cathedral 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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: 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 ↗
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
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW1P 1HG
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Vincent Square
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Astute Surveyors Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 19 days faster than Westminster's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15053429
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
24/04839/TDD
2023 Approved
T10 1 x Sycamore: crown reduce by 25%, shortening branches by up to 2m, to suitable growt…
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2018 Approved
1.0 Arbutus Cut back to clear building by 1m.2.0 Prunus Cut back to clear building by 1m…
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2017 Approved
T1 - Fig tree (Ambrosden Ave/Thirlbey Rd frontage): Remove
17/08920/TCA
2016 Approved
T1 1 x pagoda tree: crown reduce by 15-20%
16/00071/TCA
Within ~100m

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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