Open Space Centre Of St James's Square London SW1Y 4LD
Approved on 7 August 2012
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
1.1 x Robinia (T105): removal and replacement.
- Received
- 20 June 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived20 Jun
- ValidatedValidated28 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Aug
Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Open Space Centre Of St James's Square London SW1Y 4LD. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 475 applications across St James's. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.
100% of trees applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SW1Y 4LD
- Application type
- Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 June 2012
- Target decision date
- 23 August 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- 31 Wheelers Lane Brockham Surrey RH3 7LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-02038516
- Comments
- 0
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202512 Aug
Remedial structural works to the lightwell and basement vault
ApprovedListed building consent25/05354/LBC - 201420 Mar
1 x Evergreen Oak (T130): Removal
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA14/02580/TCA - 201414 Mar
14 x London planes (nos.: 101, 107, 113, 118, 121, 124, 125, 131, 132, 137, 148, 153, 158, 161): Crown lift…
ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO14/02374/TPO
Source: Westminster
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