3 Carlton Gardens London SW1Y 5AA

15/10306/TPOApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOApproved

Approved on 15 December 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

1 x Lime: Reduce canopy height by up to 2m. Reduce canopy spread by reduction of elongated laterals by up to 2.5m to the south west, and by up to 1-1.5 m to the north west (adjacent to 3 Carlton Gardens elevation). Selectively reduce remaining lateral spread by up to 2 m to balance. Thin canopy by up to 25%, ensuring even crown density. Lift canopy to 5m from ground level by removal of epicormic trunk growth. All branch removal to be less than 50mm diameter and to suitable branch junctions, in order to ensure a flowing canopy outline.

Received: 5 November 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived5 Nov
ValidatedValidated25 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date20 Jan
DecidedDecided15 Dec

Decided in 20 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Carlton Gardens London SW1Y 5AA. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 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 5AA
Application type: Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 November 2015
Target decision date: 20 January 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent: Spink Property
Agent address: Bldg 4, Brentside Executive Park Great West Road Brentford TW8 9DR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04610748
Comments: 0
Documents: 0

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St James's
Listed building: Grade II*: 1, Carlton Gardens Sw1On this site · +10 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Tree Preservation Order: Ref W615Protected tree on or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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