5 Abbey Road London NW8 9AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/03370/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x lime (T3, front): crown reduce by approx. 2m, to the previous most recent reduction points, retaining shortened furnishing growth and at least 50% of fine branch structure (also shortened where necessary). Remove epicormic growth from ground level to crown break at about 5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT TPO CONSENT (NEW) Decision Notice · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

IMG IMG_4519 Drawing · 18 May 2026 View ↗ IMG IMG_4520 Drawing · 18 May 2026 View ↗ IMG TPO SKETCH Drawing · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF TPO INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 18 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Zebra Crossing Near Abbey Road Studios, Grade II, 43 m away · 11 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 31 m away: St John's Wood; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 wks to trees subject to TPO
Postcode
NW8 9AY
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Abbey Road
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 11 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

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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