Abell House 31 John Islip Street London SW1P 4FE Data via plota.co.uk

26/05202/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1,T2, T3, All Chestnuts, All trees previously Pollarded some years ago. Neighbour is complaining about excessive material fall onto their car park and shading. Re-pollard all 3 trees back to the pollard point by reduction of 2/3 meters growth. Leaving a finish heoight of circa 15 meters and width of 10. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT TPO CONSENT (NEW) Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSAL Ventilation/Extraction statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG FEEB277B-40EE-48E9-B6DA-E9C383E9D871 Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 27 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 27 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 261 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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
14 listed buildings within 150 m; Protected tree 14 m away: W314_T3, order W314; Conservation area 61 m away: Millbank; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £3,310,650 in October 2021. Other property, freehold.

21 October 2021£3,310,650Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Postcode
SW1P 4FE
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Vincent Square
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
M&S Trees ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
807decided 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 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129339
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129339
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use