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2026/0330/T

Trees application at British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG, Camden. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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IN GROUNDS AT SIDE: 1 x Bay Laurel (T1) - Cut back eastern lateral spread of crown only, by 1.5m. 1 x London Plane (T2) - Cut back the eastern lateral spread of the crown only, by 2m. 1 x Sycamore (T10) - Cut back lateral overhang over site (eastern extents only) up to 3.5m. 1 x Cherry (T11) - Cut back lateral overhang over site (eastern extents only) by up to 3.5m.

2026/0330/T

Small
Trees

British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

Submitted27 Jan
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided19 Feb
6 weeks typical decision time in Camden98% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG. Camden has handled 669 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 35 days. This one was decided in 23 days, 12 days quicker than Camden's median. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 63 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 349 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 608 applications in total for the WC1B postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
2026/0330/T
Address
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Postcode
WC1B 3DG
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
19 February 2026
Date Submitted
27 January 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.519363, -0.126847

Source: Camden