Open Space Centre Of St James's Square London SW1Y 4LD Data via plota.co.uk
25/06052/TPO - Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Approved
Proposal
T146 1 x Tree of Heaven: Crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points, pruning back to suitable growth points and retaining shortened regrowth. Data via plota.co.uk
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25 Aug 2025
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Approved
11 Sept 2025
Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 14
Registered park or garden: St James's Square
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
St James's 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.
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: W22_A1
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
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.
Town centre: West End
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.
National infrastructure project 350 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 350 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, 150 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.
44 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Statue of William Iii (in Centre of Square), Grade I, 35 m away · 5 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 29 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.
Show all 44 with distances
- 35 mStatue of William Iii (in Centre of Square)Grade I
- 41 mMounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7Grade II
- 42 m7, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 51 m4, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 52 mWentworth HouseGrade II*
- 53 m33, ST JAMES'S SQUARE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 55 m9, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 61 mChatham HouseGrade I
- 62 mLondon HouseGrade II*
- 70 m11, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 78 mSummerhouse to Centre of South Side of Square GardenGrade II
- 79 m12, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 91 m13, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 93 mEast India Sports ClubGrade II
- 93 m27-28 Pall Mall including 24-25 St James's SquareGrade II
- 94 m18, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 96 m41 LampstandardsGrade II
- 96 m7-9, Babmaes Street Sw1Grade II
- 97 m15, St James's Square Sw1Grade I
- 100 mLondon LibraryGrade II
- 100 m31a, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 107 m20 and 21, St James's Square Sw1Grade I
- 108 m11, 12, 14, 16 17, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 109 m1a, 1b, 1c, King Street, St James's Sw1Grade II
- 109 mBritish Columbia HouseGrade II
- 112 m106, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 113 mCarlton HouseGrade II
- 115 m4 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 4 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 115 mCrusader HouseGrade II
- 121 mThe Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 122 m15, Lower Regent Street Sw1Grade II
- 128 m96, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 134 m111 and 112, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 134 m100 Pall MallGrade II
- 135 m95, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 136 m94, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 136 mThe Royal Automobile ClubGrade II*
- 137 mParamount and Universal CinemasGrade II
- 138 m93, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 138 mThe Reform ClubGrade I
- 142 m2 and 3, Duke Street St James's Sw1Grade II
- 146 mSimpsonsGrade II*
- 148 m89, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 148 m90, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II*
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), 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 2 November 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
- Postcode
- SW1Y 4LD
- Received
- 25 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 19 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one17d
Council36d
UK37d
77%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
797decided 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 2 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14278308
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14278308
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2023
Approved
T1 1 x fig: crown lift to 3m over lawn. Reduce top and sides by 1-2m to shape.T2 1 x Sorb…
2023
Approved
T146 1 x Tree of Heaven: crown reduce to most recent reduction points.
2019
Approved
T1 1 x London plane: fell
2018
Approved
T1 1 x cherry: fellT2 1 x Sorbus: crown clean and lift over road up to 3mT3 and T4 2 x ch…
2018
Approved
T5 1 x hawthorn: fellT6 1 x Malus: reduce canopy by 20-30% pruning back to suitable growt…
2018
Withdrawn
t5 hawthorn Remove . Has a split at 1-2 meters on main stem see photos. decay in union. D…
Within ~100m
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2024
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Cunard House 15 Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
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Office enhancements, including internal alterations to main entrance, reception and atriu…
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11 - 12 St James's Square London SW1Y 4LB
Refurbishment and alterations to main entrance, reception and atrium areas, improvements…
2023
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11 - 12 St James's Square London SW1Y 4LB
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2023
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Ames House 6 Duke Of York Street London SW1Y 6LA
The construction of a fully glazed winter garden over the existing outdoor terrace area.
2023
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Internal alterations including removal and additions of partitions for the lower ground…
2023
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Replacement of roof and basement level plant equipment and enclosure at roof level; lands…
2023
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Installation of brass plaque located on pilaster adjacent to main entrance.
2019
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2019
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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.
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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
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