18 Melbury Road, London, W14 8LT Data via plota.co.uk

ARB/25/04762 - Fell Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FELL 1x Sycamore at front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2025
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Approved
5 Sept 2025

Approved on 5 Sept 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 12

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 16, 18 and 18a, Melbury Road W14, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 7 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
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 about 78 m away: Holland Park
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 about 1317 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; Metropolitan Open Land about 78 m away; Town centre about 86 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. 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
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Fell
Postcode
W14 8LT
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Aug 2025
Ward
Holland
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Sept 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 7 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. 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
5 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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Prune 1x Lime at front
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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 Approved
14 Melbury Road, London, W14 8LS
Prune 3x mature Sycamore by car park
ARB/25/05956
2025 Approved
59 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Prune various as specified in rear garden
ARB/25/05782
2025 Approved
47 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
FELL 1 x Maple (rear) and Prune 2 x Myobar Plum (rear), 1 x Magnolia (front)
ARB/25/04477
2025 Withdrawn
Flat 3, 55-57 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
Landscaping of garden integrating a garden studio and a plunge pool. Removal of dilapidat…
PP/25/02458
2025 Withdrawn
Flat 3, 55-57 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD
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2025
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10 Holland Park Road, London, W14 8LZ
Installation of CCTV, external lighting and small power surrounding perimeter of property…
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
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
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Excavation and provision of a single storey basement extension under house and part of fr…
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7A Holland Park Road, LONDON, W14 8NA
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2018 Approved
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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