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Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA

25/08367/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 23 December 2025

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

2660 Reduce the crown height by 2m and lateral spread by 2.5m to the north, south, and west, and by 1m to the east. 2661 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, south and by 2.5m to the east and west. (to include clearance of street furniture). 2662 Reduce the crown height by 2m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, south, west and by 2m to the east. 2663 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, south and by 2.5m to the east and west. (to include clearance of street furniture). 1650 Maintain crown at its reduce dimensions at approximately 14m in height. 1639 Reduce lateral spread of the crown to the south by 2m. (to include clearance of street furniture). 1652 Reduce the crown height by 2m and lateral spread by 3.5m to the north, and by 2m to the east, south and west. 1649 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 2.5m to the east and south, and by 1.5m to the north and west. 1638 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the east and south, and by 1.5m to the west. 1644 Reduce the crown height by 4m and lateral spread by 4m to the east (north-east), and by 2.5m to the south and west. 1643 Reduce the crown height by 4m and lateral spread by 4m to the east, and by 2.5m to the west. 1651 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, south and by 2.5m to the east and west 1645 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, east and west. 1646 Reduce the crown in height by 2m and a lateral reduction by 2m to all compass points. 1640 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the north, east and south. 1641 Reduce the crown in height by 2m and a lateral reduction by 3m to the north and east, and by 2m to the south and west 1648 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to all compass points. 1647 Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 3m to the west. 1637 Reduce the crown in height b

Received
17 November 2025
Ward
St James's
Agent
Writtle Forest Consultancy Limited
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 36 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. It was withdrawn 36 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 6 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
17 November 2025
Target decision date
12 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Writtle Forest Consultancy Limited
Agent address
Redindyke Farm Ivy Barn Lane Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14447401
Comments
0
Documents
0

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: Royal Parks
  • Listed building: Grade I: Buckingham PalaceOn this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Registered park and garden: Buckingham Palace+1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    4 Nov

    Replacement of existing security lighting to the Buckingham Palace Forecourt with 80 compact LED spotlights…

    PendingListed building consent26/07509/LBC
  2. 2026
    4 Nov

    Replacement of existing security lighting to the Buckingham Palace Forecourt with 80 compact LED spotlights…

    PendingAll Other26/07508/FULL
  3. 2026
    7 Oct

    Details of new doors and samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any…

    PendingListed building consent26/06858/ADLBC
  4. 2026
    7 Oct

    Details of new doors and samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any…

    PendingListed building consent26/06858/ADFULL
  5. 2026
    7 Oct

    West Wing Staff Breakfast Room additional works associated with reservicing

    PendingListed building consent26/06831/LBC
  6. 2026
    6 Oct

    East Wing asset protection works

    PendingListed building consent26/06816/LBC

Source: Westminster

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