44 Smith Street, London, SW3 4EP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prune 1 x Evergreen Magnolia (rear) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Nov 2026 and 6 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent tree and landscaping works.
Site constraints 10
Show all 21 with distances
- 3 m45, Smith Street Sw3Grade II
- 9 m46-50, Smith Street Sw3Grade II
- 25 m2, 2a, 3, 4 and 5, Smith Street Sw3Grade II
- 45 m1-35, Wellington Square Sw3Grade II
- 46 m61-65, King's Road Sw3Grade II
- 60 m138a, Kings Road Sw3Grade II
- 61 mMarkham Arms Public HouseGrade II
- 75 m22, Smith Street Sw3Grade II
- 87 m55-59, King's Road Sw3Grade II
- 103 m2-8, Royal Avenue Sw3Grade II
- 105 mGateway and Forecourt Wall to the PheasantryGrade II
- 105 m10-24, Royal Avenue Sw3Grade II
- 105 mGateway and Forecourt Wall to the Pheasantry
- 112 mThe PheasantryGrade II
- 114 m24, Smith Street Sw3Grade II
- 123 m26-48, Royal Avenue Sw3Grade II
- 126 m26-30, St Leonard's Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 131 m31 and 32, St Leonard's Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 135 m19-25, St Leonard's Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 147 mFormer Welsh Congregational ChurchGrade II
- 148 mPillar Box Pillar Box on Corner With Smith StreetGrade II
Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Prune
- Postcode
- SW3 4EP
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Royal Hospital
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 4 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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