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Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, LONDON

ARB/23/05277ARB (Tree applications)Permitted

Proposal

FELL 1 x False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) and Prune 2 x Tulip Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana), 5 x Catalpa sp., 1 x Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria), 2 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), 4 x Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), 6 x Lime (Tilia sp.), 1 x Tulip tree (Liriodendrum tulipofera), 1 x Norway Maple (Acer platanoides), 1 x Apple (Malus sp.), 1 x Maple (Acer sp.) as specified.

Received
8 August 2023
Decided
15 September 2023 · Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Ward
Holland
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington98% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, LONDON. Kensington has handled 1,535 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 30 days. This one was decided in 38 days, 8 days longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Holland. We hold 1,746 applications in total for the W14 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
ARB/23/05277
Address
Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, LONDON
Postcode
W14 8EE
Local Authority
Kensington
Application Type
ARB (Tree applications)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Holland
Parish
10
District
Holland Park

Applicant & Agent

Applicant
Reeves Arboricultural Services
Agent Address
Piccards Farm Sandy Lane Guildford GU3 1HD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
8 August 2023
Consultation Expiry
15 September 2023
Target Decision Date
19 September 2023
Date Decided
15 September 2023
Date Validated
8 August 2023
Date Submitted
8 August 2023
Consultation End
15 September 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
10
Coordinates
51.500480, -0.207596
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Holland Park
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© 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.

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