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Morpeth Terrace, SW1P 1EP

25/00019/TPOTree works: Trees in conservation areas/subject to TPOsApproved

Approved on 13 January 2025

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Proposal

St Vincent de Paul School: 23 x London planes (Morpeth Terrace): crown reduce to previous most recent reduction points. Cathedral Choir School: 5 x London planes (boundary of Morpeth Terrace): crown reduce to previous most recent reduction points. Vaughan House: 4 x London planes (courtyard) & 3 x London planes (Morpeth Terrace): crown reduce to previous most recent reduction points.

Submitted
3 January 2025
  1. Received3 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 10 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Morpeth Terrace, SW1P 1EP. Westminster has handled 430 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across VSW_22. We hold 1,248 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

100% of tree works: trees in conservation areas/subject to tpos 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 1EP
Application type
Tree works: Trees in conservation areas/subject to TPOs

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Clergy House and Archbishop's HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W44Part of the site · +3 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    9 Jan

    1 x sycamore (T1, boundary of Morpeth Terrace): crown reduce to previous most recent reduction points.

    No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)All OtherFiled alongside25/00127/TCA
  2. 2025
    3 Jan

    St Vincent de Paul School: 23 x London planes (Morpeth Terrace): crown reduce to previous most recent…

    This applicationApprovedApplication25/00019/TPO

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