Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Approved on 5 January 2024
Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
132 Cherry: Remove damaged limb at 3m214 Cherry: Fell due to condition218 Holly: Fell to accommodate new hedging and improvements to planting bed223 Holly: Fell to accommodate improvements to planting bed229 Holly: Fell to accommodate new hedging and improvements to planting bed230 Holly: Coppice to allow more light to improve planting bed and to encourage quality regenerative growth of Holly231 Apple: Fell to accommodate improvements to planting bed 235 Holly: Fell to accommodate improvements to planting bed and to improve growing conditions for 234 False Acacia. 241 Silver Birch: Fell due to poor future prospects.1310 Common Ash: Overall crown reduction by up to 2.5m to suitable growth points to reduce the weight and load above the areas of decay.1365 Cedar 'Glauca': Fell due to poor future prospects and to accommodate new improvements to planting bed TG24 Group of Holly: Fell 211 and 213 to accommodate new hedging and improvements to planting bed TG25 Group of Holly: Coppice 130 and 134 to allow more light to planting bed and to encourage quality regenerative growth of Hollies. TG27 Group of Western Red Cedar: Fell 225 and 226 to accommodate new hedging and improvements to planting bed TG28 Group of Cherry Laurel :Fell group to accommodate new hedging and improvements to planting bed TG30 Mixed Species Group :Coppice 263, 265, 292, 280, 283 and 288 to allow more light to improve planting bed and to encourage quality regenerative growth of hollies
- Received
- 12 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- writtle forest consultancy Ltd
- ReceivedReceived12 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Feb
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 82 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 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 1AA
- Application type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 6 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- writtle forest consultancy Ltd
- Agent address
- redindykes farm ivy barn lane Margaretting margaretting, ingatestone Essex cm4 0pu United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Royal Parks
- Listed building: Grade I: Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers With Lamps Fronting Buckingham Ga…On this site · +4 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: 4 - 5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JPRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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 and heritage coasts.
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
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Sep
Details of samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage…
PendingListed building consent26/06488/ADLBC - 20263 Sep
Samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/06040/ADLBC - 202627 Aug
Internal alterations to extend the Clockmakers Staircase up to second floor level to provide new means of…
PendingListed building consent26/05894/LBC - 202625 Aug
1638 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce the crown height by 3m, with lateral reductions of 3m to…
PendingApplication26/05815/TCA - 202611 Aug
372 Prunus sargentii (Sargent's Cherry) - Remove disease material from crown. 395 Ilex x altaclarensis…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05438/TCA - 202611 Aug
1281 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Fell to ground level due to ground level. 1382 Platanus x…
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05440/TCA - 202611 Aug
68 Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) - Reduce lateral spread of the crown to the west to allow 1.5m…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05439/TCA - 202615 Jul
Details of masonry cleaning pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 07 March 2026 (RN…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04738/ADLBC - 202623 Jun
West Wing Group D Basement Corridor additional works associated with reservicing.
ApprovedListed building consent26/04125/LBC - 202619 May
West Wing Ballroom and Lightwell 1 Basement works associated with reservicing
ApprovedListed building consent26/03299/LBC - 202612 May
West Wing Lightwell 1 Safe access system (Linked 26/03134/LBC
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/03133/FULL - 202612 May
West Wing Lightwell 1 Safe access system (Linked 26/03133/FULL
ApprovedListed building consent26/03134/LBC - 20266 May
West Wing additional works associated with reservicing.
ApprovedListed building consent26/02974/LBC - 202617 Apr
1 x Malus tschonoskii (BP4854): removal
ApprovedTrees Dead, Dangerous26/02574/TDD - 20265 Mar
Details of vaulted corridor pursuant to Condition 5(c) of listed building consent dated 2 March 2026…
ApprovedListed building consent26/01419/ADLBC - 202630 Jan
Replacement of existing lighting with new fittings; introduction of new lighting positions to the three…
ApprovedListed building consent25/09274/LBC - 202630 Jan
Replacement of existing lighting with new fittings; introduction of new lighting positions to the three…
ApprovedApplication25/09273/FULL - 202619 Jan
Detail of new switch and socket plates, and new light fittings to decorative spaces (written and photographic…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00290/ADLBC - 202517 Dec
Details of switch and socket plates, radiator grilles, and conservation method statements, pursuant to…
ApprovedListed building consent25/09115/ADLBC - 20253 Dec
Services replacement in the South Wing; temporary safe working access.
ApprovedListed building consent25/08794/LBC
Source: Westminster
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