16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX
Proposal
1 x sycamore: reduce lower lateral branches overhanging adjacent properties back to the previous, most recent reduction points, retaining furnishing growth.
- Received
- 23 December 2024
- Decision due
- 17 February 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Feb
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a tree application at 16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 475 applications across St James's. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
- SW1P 3RX
- Application type
- Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Smith Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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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© 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.
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Associated applications
- 202423 Dec
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Jul
Internal refurbishment and redecoration works.
RefusedApplication26/05179/CLLB - 202612 Feb
Interior alterations from basement to third floor including floor coverings, internal doorway at ground…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00882/LBC - 202612 Feb
Repainting external timber window frames and recovering of front steps with portland stone. (Linked to…
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission Application26/00881/FULL - 200718 May
Installation of air conditioning unit and louvred screen at roof level; rebuilding of rear extension at lower…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission07/04394/FULL - 200718 May
Installation of air conditioning unit and louvred screen at roof level; rebuilding of rear extension at lower…
ApprovedListed building consent07/04395/LBC
Source: Westminster
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Nearby applications
- 15 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX05/02126/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX07/04395/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX07/04394/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX25/00083/TCA · TreesApproved0.0 mi
- 16 Great College Street London SW1P 3RX26/00882/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
For applicants and trades
Before the decision
You may need a flood risk assessment. Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site
The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
- 1.6 miLondon
- 2.0 miLONDONRTPI
- 2.0 miLondon
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing0.9 mi
- Atlas South Technical Service LimitedVerifiedLondonProperty MaintenanceHandyman1.9 mi
- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering4.1 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon4.2 mi
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