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50 Kensington Gardens Square London W2 4BA

23/02775/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 10 May 2023

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

(T1 - T2) 2x Hornbeam (Carpinus) - crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points. Crown lift small diameter twiggy branches up to 2.5m.

Received
26 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bayswater
Agent
Red Squirrel Tree Surgery Ltd.
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided10 May

Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 50 Kensington Gardens Square London W2 4BA. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westbourne conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Bayswater. We hold 3,417 applications in total for the W2 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
W2 4BA
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2023
Target decision date
21 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Red Squirrel Tree Surgery Ltd.
Agent address
97 Adelaide Grove London W12 0JX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12121214
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BayswaterPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: 54-61, Kensington Gardens Square W2On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • 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.

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