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New Palace Yard London

23/08522/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 5 January 2024

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

3 x Indian bean trees: (2, 3, 4): Raise crown base on their south side overhanging the alignment of the proposed new railings to achieve 3.5m clearance above the concrete base that the railings shall be attached to. Where required (and when there are no alternatives available such as the careful tying back of branches to create a gap), prune small branches to a maximum of 1m above the height of the proposed railings to facilitate access with lifting equipment. All pruning is to be undertaken under arboricultural supervision, and to the minimum required, pruning back to retained side growth in preference to branch removal wherever possible. 1 x Indian bean tree (5): Raise crown base on the south side overhanging the alignment of the proposed new railings to achieve 3.5m clearance above the concrete base that the railings shall be attached to. Where required (and when there are no alternatives available such as the careful tying back of branches to create a gap), prune small branches to a maximum of 1m above the height of the proposed railings to facilitate access with lifting equipment. All pruning is to be undertaken under arboricultural supervision, and to the minimum required, pruning back to retained side growth in preference to branch removal wherever possible. Shorten single small lateral branch on east side overhanging position of proposed cabin, back to side branch along its length.1 x Indian bean tree (7): Shorten low growth on the south side with tips extending slightly beyond the alignment of the proposed railings by a maximum of 500mm.

Received
8 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Patrick Stileman Ltd
  1. Received8 Dec
  2. Validated8 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at New Palace Yard London. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,261 applications in total for the SW1A 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
SW1A 0AA
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 December 2023
Target decision date
2 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Patrick Stileman Ltd
Agent address
9 Chestnut Drive Berkhamsted HP4 2JL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12664824
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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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