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25/06065/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x London plane (T1, rear): Reduce height to previous most recent reduction points, retaining selected shortened growth for furnishing. Reduce lateral branches by approx. 3m to create a balanced canopy outline; by pruning larger branches (approx. 80mm in diameter and above) to previous reduction points (retaining selected shorten growth) and smaller diameter branches to the same points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2025
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Approved
9 Oct 2025

Approved on 9 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG 23 WIGMORE PLAVE - SKETCHPLAN Drawing · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Harley Street 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
63 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 7, Wimpole Street W1, Grade II, 12 m away · 4 Grade II*, 59 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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1675 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 44 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
W1U 2LZ
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
9 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Heritage Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 8 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 2 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14281346
Planning Portal ref
PP-14281346
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

2022 Approved
1x London plane (T1, rear garden): crown reduce by up to 3 m to suitable growth points an…
22/00747/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
Rear gardenT1 London Plane x 1 (Platanus x hispanica) This large mature previously reduce…
22/00536/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

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.