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25/07968/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x lime (T1): Crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points; retaining furnishing growth and least 50% of fine branch structure. Remove lower epicormic growth up to main crown break at about 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Nov 2025
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Approved
20 Jan 2026

Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LETTER DATED Decision Notice · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17-31, Sutherland Place, Grade II, 29 m away · 2 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
Protected tree 10 m away: P8_T64, order P8
2 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
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Tree record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Postcode
W2 5BY
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Bayswater
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Treecare Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 42 days slower 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 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14459631
Planning Portal ref
PP-14459631
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 Lime (front): crown reduce back to previous, most recent points of reduction, retain…
21/02564/TPO
2016 Approved
1 x Lime (front): crown reduce back to previous, most recent points of reduction, retain…
16/11235/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025 Approved
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Alterations to mansard roof on the front elevation.
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2025
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Replacement of two windows within front basement vault area with spring-balanced, double…
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2025 Approved
56 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
1 x Lime (T1, front garden): reduce crown by about 2 to 3m; to previous, most recent redu…
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2025 Approved
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1 x Cotoneaster: fell
25/03383/TCA
2025
41 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
T1 Sorbus of MWA Arb Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to…
25/03487/TCA
2025 Approved
19 Moorhouse Road London W2 5DH
T3 1 x lime: reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining selected shorten…
25/01752/TPO
2025 Approved
19 Moorhouse Road London W2 5DH
T1 1 x lime: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining selected s…
25/01832/TCA
2025
48 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
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2025
25A Sutherland Place London W2 5BZ
Removal of unauthorised porcelain paving from the front area light well and steps; and re…
25/03270/LBC
2025
25A Sutherland Place London W2 5BZ
Removal of unauthorised porcelain paving from the front area light well and steps; and re…
25/03269/FULL
2025
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Lime (T2) - Crown reduced back to the previous points of reduction (approximately 35%), C…
25/01499/TPO
2021 Approved
46 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
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2021 Approved
46 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
1 x lime (front): crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, retaining short…
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Erection of a mansard roof extension with side parapet/chimney.
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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

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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.