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Ashley Gardens Thirleby Road London SW1P 1HG

13/12163/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 7 January 2014

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1x pagoda tree: reduce lateral branches to suitable secondary growth points to provide 2m clearance from building

Received
5 December 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Vincent Square
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided7 Jan

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ashley Gardens Thirleby Road London SW1P 1HG. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
SW1P 1HG
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2013
Target decision date
30 January 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Anthony Smith PSHP
Agent address
113 Castlefield House Castle Hill Reading RG1 7SY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    12 Oct

    Lime T002, Lime T004, Thorn T006, Sycamore T007, Sycamore T010, Cherry T012, Thorn, T013, Thorn T017, Thorn…

    ApprovedApplication26/07011/TPO
  2. 2026
    12 Oct

    See attached Tree condition survey with work recommendations

    PendingApplication26/06928/TCA
  3. 2026
    1 Jul

    Block 10 Ashley Gardens is located on Thirlby Road, the flank elevation of the block runs along Francis…

    PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/04363/TCA
  4. 2017
    6 Oct

    T1 - Fig tree (Ambrosden Ave/Thirlbey Rd frontage): Remove

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA17/08920/TCA
  5. 2016
    5 Jan

    T1 1 x pagoda tree: crown reduce by 15-20%

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA16/00071/TCA
  6. 2015
    5 Nov

    Erection of roof level extension and roof terrace in connection with enlargement of Flat 83B.

    RefusedApplication for full Planning Permission15/10328/FULL

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