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American School In London 1 Waverley Place London NW8 0NP

23/03019/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 9 June 2023

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T19 Elm New Horizon: Crown lift to 2.5m pruning maximum sub 25mm branch diametersT39 Himalayan birch: Prune to give 1m clearance of buildingT40 Cherry: Prune to give 1m clearance of building including removal of 1 no. low 40mm branch diameter to south (at 2.2m height)T41 Lime: Crown lift to 5m height. Crown clean and remove deadwoodT43 False acacia: Fell adjacent saplingT42 False acacia:Prune northern and eastern crown to previous reduction points at 7-11m height to reduce over-extended form over adjacent propertyT46 Birch Reduce over-extended eastern branch originating from main leader at 4.5m height by up to 1.5m branch lengths to reduce over-extended formT58 Sweet gum: Remove storm damaged branchT61 Cherry: Fell to ground level and grub out stumpT64 Cherry Fell to ground level and grub out stump.T66 Lime Crown reduce height and spread to previous (most recent) reduction points by pruning maximum 1.5-2.0m branch lengths to retain even and flowing canopy outline. Remove all basal epicormic growth and epicormic trunk growth to 5m heightT69 Sycamore: Prune northern crown including over-extended upper crown section (notably 2 no. upright leaders at 10-12m height) to draw in with remainder of crown by up to 1.5-2.0m branch lengths. Remove low lateral originating at 4.5m height from southern leader to main stem to remove dead section/give clearance from lamppostT73 Mimosa: Crown reduce height and spread by up to 2.5 m branch lengths to give compact with even and flowing canopy shape. Crown thin 10% and remove deadwoodT76 Bay laurel Reduce height by 1.5 m branch lengths to previous reduction points. Reduce spread by up to 1.5m branch lengths to balance (1.0m to east)T78 Fig Crown reduce height and spread by 2.0-2.5 m branch lengths to previous reduction pointsT79 Eucalyptus: Reduce height by up to 2.5 m branch lengths to previous reduction points. Reduce spread by up to 1.5m branch lengths to balance.

Received
26 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey Road
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at American School In London 1 Waverley Place London NW8 0NP. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days 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 3 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 0NP
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
Marcus Foster
Agent address
Mill Cottage East Sussex TN35 4HE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: St John's Wood
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM10Protected tree on or next to this site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    26 Apr

    T3, T4, T7, T13, T14, T20-T25

    PendingApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOFiled alongside23/02771/TPO
  2. 2023
    26 Apr

    T19 Elm New Horizon: Crown lift to 2.5m pruning maximum sub 25mm branch diametersT39 Himalayan birch: Prune…

    This applicationApprovedTrees23/03019/TCA

Source: Westminster

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