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77 Chester Square London SW1W 9DY

17/09824/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 5 December 2017

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Plane (T.1) Remove lowest branch extending towards neighbouring embassy (Photograph P.1) and third lowest branch extending towards roof terrace/conservatory of 77 Chester Square (Photograph P.2) on lowest upright limb to west between 77 Chester Square and neighbouring embassy, remove lowest limb to west over embassy back to elbow approx. 1.2 off of main trunk (Photograph P.3), reduce remaining crown back to previous most recent pruning points leaving furnishing growths, thin remaining crown by 15% crown lift off of surround buildings by 2m and deadwood crown.1 x Plane (T.2) Reduce crown to west over neighbouring embassy by 3-4m, reduce remaining crown to previous most recent pruning points leaving furnishing growths, thin remaining crown by 10%, crown lift off of surrounding building by 3m and deadwood crown.1 x Plane (T.3) Tip thin crown by 20% by removing the longer branches by up to 2m in length, thin remaining crown by 15% crown lift off of surrounding buildings by 2m and deadwood crown.1 x Plane (T.4) Tip thin crown by 20% by removing the longer branches by up to 3m in length, thin remaining crown by 15% crown lift off of surrounding buildings by 2m and deadwood crown.1 x Plane (T.5) Reduce crown to previous most recent pruning points leaving furnishing growths, thin remaining crown by 15% crown lift off surrounding buildings by 2m and deadwood crown.

Received
5 November 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knightsbridge And Belgravia
Agent
Bruce Watson Ltd
  1. Received5 Nov
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided5 Dec

Decided in 30 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 77 Chester Square London SW1W 9DY. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 9DY
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2017
Target decision date
31 December 2017

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06512993
Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Belgravia
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, 22a, 22b and 22d, Ebury Street W1On this site · +2 more
  • 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.

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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    24 Jul

    Rowland - SW1W 9DU

    No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)Application25/05160/TCA
  2. 2025
    24 Feb

    Selective pruning of over hanging limbs on boundary with 76 Chester Square to provide maximum of 1800mm…

    ClosedApplication25/01225/TCA
  3. 2014
    16 Apr

    1 x London Plane (T1) (rear): Reduce back branches overhanging no. 1 Ebury Mews East to previous reduction…

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA14/03637/TCA
  4. 2006
    21 Dec

    1 x London Plane (rear, adj. 1 Ebury Mews East): Lift or cut back minor lower tip growth to clear satellite…

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA07/00117/TCA
  5. 2004
    20 Oct

    5 x London Planes (rear):Tree surgery as per applicants specification ref. J 19.21/46 dated 19 October 2004

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA04/08381/TCA

Source: Westminster

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