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26/05467/TCA - Applic. for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Common Walnut Rear Garden: Selectively reduce crown height and spread by 2m, pruning the longer stem sections back to suitable growth points to leave a natural, rounded appearance; these works are to help mitigate a modest 10% lean. Remove dead branches throughout the crown area that are over 2.5cm in diameter, and inspect the crown for any adverse conditions. T2. Mulberry Tree Rear Garden: Tree Assessment and Recommended Works: Due to age and fractures in the main trunk, a stem has shifted further over the lawn as a result of a partial collapse. To help preserve this splendid Victorian Mulberry tree, I recommend the following works: Reduce back branches currently spread across the lawn to the border of the shrub bed. Reduce the over-extended stem by 3.5m to improve stability and balance of the crown. Remove or stabilise dead branches throughout the crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG 129 HAMILTON TERRACE ST JOHNS WOOD NW8 9QR Drawing · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

St John's Wood 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.10
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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 131 and 133, Hamilton Terrace Nw8, Grade II, 13 m away · 10 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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Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £265,000 in August 2003. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

18 August 2003£265,000

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 works to trees in CA
Postcode
NW8 9QR
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Abbey Road
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Agency

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 6 days slower than Westminster's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. 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 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15153299
Planning Portal ref
PP-15153299
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1: Robinia (front garden): Reduce height by no more than 2m to suitable pruning points…
25/04816/TCA
2023
1 x Mulberry: Reduce back branches which are now, spread, all over the lawn, back to bord…
23/06215/TDD
2023
1 x Eucalyptus (Smaller of the two Eucalyptus trees on the NW boundary): Reduce branch en…
23/06216/TCA
2016 Approved
1 x Robinia (front): Crown reduce back to previous, most recent reduction points retainin…
16/09699/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025
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T3 - Common Lime - Reduce in height and spread to just distal to the most recent reductio…
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2025 Approved
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Installation of plant equipment and acoustic enclosure to rear garden.
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2025
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2025
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Replacement of the rear extensions at first floor level.
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2024
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2024
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2024
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Replacement of rear extensions at second floor level.
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2024
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Installation of earth tubes in the rear garden (to provide passive heating to house) and…
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2024
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Installation of a detached garden room to rear garden
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2024 Approved
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T3 Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa bignoniodes): reduce overlong lateral growth on north-west s…
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2023 Approved
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Fell 2 Olive trees (T1 and T2)
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2023 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Alterations to rear garage; namely, demolish attached timber shed and replace it with a b…
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2016 Approved
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Erection of enlarged replacement single storey extension at lower ground floor level.
16/05585/FULL
2016 Approved
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T1 & T2 2x Lime: Crown reduce height by up to 3m and lateral spread by up to 2m all round…
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2016 Approved
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Ground floor adaptation of existing stone stair to become internal space and single-store…
16/00937/FULL
2016 Withdrawn
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Erection of a single-storey rear extension with flat rooflight and part four-storey side…
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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