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39 Elm Tree Road London NW8 9JR

23/01975/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 18 April 2023

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x purple plum: reduce all round by approximately 30%, reducing overlong branches into the main canopy line as required to shape and balance.

Received
24 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey Road
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided18 Apr

Decided in 25 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 39 Elm Tree Road London NW8 9JR. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Abbey Road. We hold 2,758 applications in total for the NW8 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
NW8 9JR
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2023
Target decision date
19 May 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12043431
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St John's Wood
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM19Protected tree on or next to this site · +11 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    22 Feb

    3 x poplars: repollard

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA21/01061/TCA
  2. 2010
    2 Mar

    Demolition of existing single family dwelling.

    ApprovedConservation Area Consent Appl (CAC)10/01628/CAC
  3. 2010
    1 Mar

    Demolition of an existing single family dwelling and construction of new three storey house (ground, first…

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission10/01627/FULL
  4. 2004
    16 Nov

    1 x hawthorn - Reduce by 15-20% and remove climbing plant from crown

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA04/08981/TCA
  5. 2004
    12 Oct

    1 x bay tree - removal.

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA04/07995/TCA
  6. 2004
    2 Sep

    1 x Holly (T8): Trim crown to main canopy line to create tidy appearance

    ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO04/07197/TPO

Source: Westminster

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