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262915PTC - Works to a tree Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1-T2 London Plane x2 Reduce all aspects of the crowns by approx. 3-4m back to previous points of reduction, Addition of works to Sycamore Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Ealing Green 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Moated site of Ealing Manor and medieval settlement
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: Ealing 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 ↗
Town centre: Ealing
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Registered park or garden 78 m away: Walpole 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Heritage at risk 96 m away: Ealing Town Centre, Ealing; Metropolitan Open Land 78 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Ealing
Application type
Works to a tree Conservation Area
Postcode
W5 5BQ
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Walpole
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tom Boswell Tree Services Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 8 days slower than Ealing's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
313decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106317
Env. assessment
No

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Ealing
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Ealing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #264 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
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Ealing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #220 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #218 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #264 of 296
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #272 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
302 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,973
Total decisions
306 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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