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The Blewcoat School 23 Caxton Street London SW1H 0PY

14/04836/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 27 May 2014

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

5 x Hornbeam (east of Blewcoat School) reduce crowns to (or near to) previous pruning points to form rectangular box profile. Remove deadwood

Received
21 May 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
The Collection Designed by Ian Stuart Ltd
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Jul
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 6 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Blewcoat School 23 Caxton Street London SW1H 0PY. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 6 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Broadway and Christchurch Gardens conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H 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
SW1H 0PY
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 May 2014
Target decision date
16 July 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Collection Designed by Ian Stuart Ltd
Agent address
Studio B11 Parkhall Business Centre 40 Martell Road London SE21 8EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Broadway And Christchurch Gardens
  • Listed building: Grade I: Bluecoat School (National Trust)On this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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