Trees In Eaton Square London SW1W 9DA

14/04682/TPOApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOApproved

Approved on 22 July 2014

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Eaton Square South Central Garden 1 x London plane (ES.040) Crown lift to 5m.Reduce branch ends over highway by up to 2-3m to suitable branch junctions, to maintain canopy line to central line over carriageway. Thin epicormic by 50%. Deadwood.1 x False acacia (ES.048) Crown lift to 5m. Reduce crown all over by 1-2m to suitable growth points. Thin crown by 15%.Remove epicormic growth. Deadwood.1 x Ailanthus (ES.056) Crown lift to 5m. Reduce crown to previous most recent reduction points leaving small furnishing growths. Deadwood.1 x Bay (ES.065) Crown lift to 2.4m.Reduce crown by 1-1.5m into pyramidal shape. Deadwood.Eaton Square North Central Garden1 x London plane (ES.131) Crown lift to 5m. Deadwood. 1 x Bay (ES.146) Crown lift to 2.4m. Reduce crown by 1-1.5m into pyramidal shape. Deadwood.1 x London plane (ES.154) Crown lift to 5m. Reduce branch overhanging carriageway (to south west) to previous cut points, Deadwood.1 x Ash-Leaf Maple (ES.157) Crown lift to 5m. Reduce crown over road side by 1-1.5m. Deadwood.Eaton Square South East Garden1 x Ailanthus (ES.028) Crown lift to 5m. Remove small section of pendular regrowth over carriageway/pavement. Deadwood.

Received: 19 May 2014
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Knightsbridge And Belgravia
Agent: Bruce Watson Ltd

ReceivedReceived19 May
ValidatedValidated19 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Jul
DecidedDecided22 Jul

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Trees In Eaton Square London SW1W 9DA. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Knightsbridge And Belgravia. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the SW1W 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: SW1W 9DA
Application type: Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 May 2014
Target decision date: 14 July 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bruce Watson Ltd
Agent address: 11 Tottenham Road Farncombe Godalming Surrey GU7 2HT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-03401263
Comments: 0
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Belgravia
Listed building: Grade II: 1-7, Eaton Square Sw1On or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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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Associated applications

2014
19 May
Eaton Square South Central Garden 1 x London plane (ES.040) Crown lift to 5m.Reduce branch ends over highway…
This applicationApprovedTrees14/04682/TPO
2014
19 May
Eaton Square South Central Garden 1 x Catalpa (ES.038): Removal Eaton Square North Central Garden1 x Laburnum…
ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOFiled alongside14/04683/TPO

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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