Westminster School Playing Fields Vincent Square London SW1P 2PW
Approved on 22 August 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
45 x London planes T1, T2 T5, T8, T12, T13, T17, T19, T23, T27, T28, T29, T30, T31, T32, T33, T34, T35, T36, T37, T38, T39, T40, T41, T42, T43, T44 T46, T48, T49, T50, T51, T52, T53, T54, T56, T58, T59, T60, T61, T62, T63, T64, T65, T66 Crown clean by removal of dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers. 2 x London planes (T3, T4) Reduce crowns to previous most recent reduction points and remove dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers1 x sycamore (T6): Reduce crown to previous most recent reduction points 11 x London planes (T9, T10, T11, T14, T15, T16, T18, T20, T21, T22, T24) Reduce lateral branches of up to 10 cm diameter by up to 3m in length to suitable branch junctions to maintain a flowing canopy outline (road side only). Remove dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers.1 x London plane (T26, corner): Reduce lateral branches by up to 3m in length to suitable branch junctions to maintain a flowing canopy outline and balance canopy (road side only). 1 x London plane (T45): Lift lover canopy over play area to 5m above ground level. Remove dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers. 1 x London plane (T47): Remove lowest branch rubbing on T48 over cricket nets. Remove dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers.1 x London plane T55 Reduce low lateral branches over playing field by 1-2 m t suitable branch junctions. Remove dead and diseased branches and main trunk suckers.1 x London plane (T57 multi stem tree): Reduce crown to previous most recent reduction points.
- Received
- 4 August 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated22 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Oct
- DecidedDecided22 Aug
Decided in 0 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Westminster School Playing Fields Vincent Square London SW1P 2PW. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Vincent Square conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 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 2PW
- Application type
- Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 August 2017
- Target decision date
- 17 October 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tim George Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- Way House Cottage Brockham RH3 7LA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Vincent Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref W28
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Aug
Please see attached report Page 13 & 14 Varoius tree spec Tree 1 -66 . All other trees not on spec to be…
ApprovedApplication26/05766/TPO - 202531 Dec
1 x London plane (T54): Reduce upper crown height by 6-8m to suitable branch unions to provide even and…
ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO25/09373/TPO - 202522 Dec
Refurbishment of the existing recreation area within Vincent Square playing fields, including the…
ApprovedApplication25/09258/FULL - 20258 Sep
See attached survey
ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO25/06414/TPO - 202328 Apr
T54 London Plane Branch at 6m to W - Reduce by 3m leaving branch approx. 9m in length. Pruning wounds to be…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA23/02839/TCA - 202228 Apr
Details of a Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Watching Brief (WSI), pursuant to condition 9…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/02868/ADFULL
Source: Westminster
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