Spencer House 27 St James's Place London SW1A 1NR
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Proposal
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 Lime trees: Reduce height and width by 2-3m, remove basal growth and raise canopy to 4.5m Reason: Routine maintenance
- Received
- 2 December 2024
- Decision due
- 27 January 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- GraftinGardeners Ltd
- ReceivedReceived2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a tree application at Spencer House 27 St James's Place London SW1A 1NR. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications 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 1NR
- Application type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- GraftinGardeners Ltd
- Agent address
- 45 Swanwick Close Roehampton London SW15 4ES United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20268 Jan
Undertake paint analysis in the Painted Room, Spencer House.
ApprovedListed building consent26/00098/LBC - 201515 Sep
Installation of air conditioning condenser to existing enclosed plant room at third floor level. Installation…
ApprovedListed building consent15/08683/LBC - 200516 Mar
Rear Garden (Northern Boundary) - 3 x Lime - Crown reduce & shape by 30%, thin by 15-20%. Lift canopy over…
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA05/02161/TCA
Source: Westminster
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.6 miLondonRTPI
- 1.0 miLondonRTPI
- 1.1 miLondonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for tree surgery near this site- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing0.3 mi
- Atlas South Technical Service LimitedVerifiedLondonProperty MaintenanceHandyman1.3 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon4.1 mi
- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering4.6 mi
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