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9 Kensington Palace Gardens, LONDON, W8 4QP

ARB/23/05296ARB (Tree applications)Permitted

Proposal

Prune 3x Sycamore in rear garden

Received
9 August 2023
Decided
15 September 2023 · Raise No Objection
Ward
Campden
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a tree application at 9 Kensington Palace Gardens, LONDON, W8 4QP. 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 37 days, 7 days longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Campden. We hold 2,691 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
ARB/23/05296
Address
9 Kensington Palace Gardens, LONDON, W8 4QP
Postcode
W8 4QP
Local Authority
Kensington
Application Type
ARB (Tree applications)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Campden
Parish
03
District
Kensington Palace

Applicant & Agent

Applicant
Arbor Bear Tree Care
Agent Address
11Stalbridge flats Lumley Street London W1K6TA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 August 2023
Consultation Expiry
15 September 2023
Target Decision Date
20 September 2023
Date Decided
15 September 2023
Date Validated
9 August 2023
Date Submitted
9 August 2023
Consultation End
15 September 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
51.508730, -0.191422
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: Kensington Palace
  • Listed building: Grade II: 10, Kensington Palace Gardens W8On this site · +11 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
  • Registered park and garden: Kensington GardensPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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