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25/05773/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

Front Garden: T2: Mature Cherry: Reduce over extended branches which protrude out of main crown structure (road side) by approximately 1.40m. Remove dead wood. Raise over pavement and drive by up to 50cm. Rear Garden: T3: Katsura: Thin crown density evenly throughout by approximately 20%. Reduce crown by up to 1.50m. T4: Pear: Raise low crown over the path by approximately 1.20m to remove obstruction. Thin crown density by 10%-15% by means of removing epicormic growth. Remove dead wood. Tip prune over extended branches by up to 1.00m. T5: Cypress: Raise over path by approximately 30cm. Tip prune by approximately 30cm to maintain shape. T6: Pear: Thin crown density by up to 20%. Reduce over extended vertical growth back into main crown structure, approximately 1.20m. Remove dead wood. T7: Pittosporum: Reduce height by approximately 1.30m back to previous and most recent reduction points. Trim lateral and sub lateral growth by up to approximately 70cm to shape and tidy. T8: Laurel: Reduce crown by approximately 1.20m all round including, reduce back over neighbouring property. T9: Pittosporum: Reduce by up to approximately 1.00m all round. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2025
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Approved
2 Sept 2025

Approved on 2 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 19 and 20, Blomfield Road W9
List entry 1218754 · The pin is inside its outline · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 25 Grade II)
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 ↗
Maida Vale 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 13 m away: P1_T91, order P1; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1436 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Postcode
W9 1AD
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
16 Jul 2025
Ward
Little Venice
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
2 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 12 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 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
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