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Bedford Square St Giles London WC1B 3JA

2026/4891/TApplication for Works to Tree(s) covered by a TPOAwaiting decision
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Proposal

(TPO REF: A3) IN SQUARE GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T85) - Reduce specified limb(s) - reducing the lowest limb to the east, suspected to be subsiding by around 2.5m, effectively crown lifting the tip of the limb to 4.5m, to reduce loading and extension over the footpath and minimise the potential for limb failure onto footpath. 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T86) - Reduce specified limb(s) - reducing the suspected subsiding, extended limbs to the south at 13m and to the east at 14m, over footpaths and lawn, to reduce loading and extension over the footpath and minimise the potential for limb failure. 1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T109) - Prune from adjacent structure to clear lamp column by 1m. 3 x London Planes (Platanus x hispanica) (T92, T95 & T84) - Prune from adjacent structure to clear lamp column by 1.5m.

Received
6 November 2026
Decision due
4 November 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Bedford Square St Giles London WC1B 3JA. Camden has handled 136 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 394 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 640 applications in total for the WC1B postcode area.

96% of application for works to tree(s) covered by a tpo applications at London Borough of Camden were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WC1B 3JA
Application type
Application for Works to Tree(s) covered by a TPO

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Tree Allocation

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Camden

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