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Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area 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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FRONT GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T2) - Crown reduce the tree to a finishing height of approx. 8m (historic pollard points) and subsequently manage the tree as a pollard on a cyclical basis.

2026/1929/T

Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area

British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

SubmittedSubmitted15 May

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6 weeks typical decision time in Camden98% of notification of intended works to tree(s) in a conservation area applications approved

This is a planning application at British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG. Camden has handled 599 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 22 days. It was submitted on 15 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 352 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 608 applications in total for the WC1B postcode area.