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Montrose Court, SW7 2QH

25/05918/TPOAll OtherApproved

Approved on 22 September 2025

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Proposal

T218 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): prune branches overhanging property back to previous most recent reduction points. T219 - Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum (Myrobalan)): reduce lateral branches growing over residential garden by approximately 2m to balance and shape the crown. Prune two lopped limbs back towards main trunk, minimising wound diameters on main trunk as much as possible. 1 x Bay (north boundary adjacent to steps and bottle balustrade): remove epicormic growth around base retaining main trunks.

Submitted
20 August 2025
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Montrose Court, SW7 2QH. Westminster has handled 1,770 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Knightsbridge conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across KBW_22. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

92% of all other 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
SW7 2QH
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Knightsbridge
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W27Covers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Sep

    London Plane - area overhanging property garden, reduce section of crown by 3m. Blending into upper crown and…

    PendingAll Other26/06156/TPO
  2. 2026
    27 Jul

    G222 FLG Fell - Ground level dead tree west of pond edge next to birch tree - 10 DBH 7 m tall. 125 Platanus x…

    ApprovedApplication26/04780/TPO
  3. 2026
    2 Apr

    T53 - London Plane: Remove specified limb(s) - massaria limb at approximately 12 m, S orientation, Approx 4 m…

    ApprovedAll Other26/02225/TPO
  4. 2026
    21 Jan

    1 x London plane (larger tree, overhanging 2 Montrose Court): reduce previously reduced limb by approximately…

    ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO26/00338/TPO
  5. 2025
    6 Nov

    T167 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): remove suspected Massaria branches at approximately 19m on South…

    ApprovedApplication25/08104/TPO
  6. 2025
    31 Mar

    G221 - (Ilex aquifolium x 7, Acer platanoides x 3, Cotoneaster sp. x 1) Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath.

    ApprovedApplication25/02176/TPO

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