10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN
Approved on 19 February 2026
Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce back off adjacent wall/building to give 2m clearance. Reduce Previously reduced, overextended, low lateral branches, growing over the paved area to the East by approximately 1.5-2m shaping into upper crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood. T2 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce Previously reduced, overextended, low lateral branches, growing over the paved area to the East by approximately 1.5-2m shaping into upper crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood. T3 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce back off adjacent wall/building to give 2m clearance. Reduce Over-extended branch adjacent to the National Insitute for Health Building by 1.5m to balance crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood.
- Received
- 19 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived19 Jan
- ValidatedValidated19 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Feb
Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 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 2BN
- Application type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 March 2026
- Decision issued
- 20 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Gristwood and Toms
- Agent address
- Harris Lane Shenley WD7 9EG 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 (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.
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
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Nov
Installation of no.4 louvres to the northern elevation; installation of mechanical plant at level 9 roof…
PendingFull planning permission26/07568/FULL - 20263 Sep
Amendments to planning permission dated 10 July 2025 (RN: 25/00695/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/05886/NMA - 202612 Jun
Amendments to planning permission dated 25 May 2023 (RN: 22/07991/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/03875/NMA - 202519 Dec
New hard and soft landscaping of the piazza area in front of 10 Spring Gardens and partial replacement of the…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application25/09212/FULL - 202524 Nov
Display of one halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.21m x 1.8m on the 10 Spring Gardens undercroft…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/07676/ADV - 202531 Oct
Registering to assign full postcode for commercial building in respect of 10 Spring Gardens , London, SW1…
PendingAll OtherSNN25/00078 - 202513 Jun
Display of advertisements on hoardings including a living wall measuring 13.4m x 3.47m; 16.8m x 3m; and 13.2m…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/04055/ADV - 202518 Mar
Amendments to planning permission dated 15 May 2023 (RN 22/07991/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/01802/NMA - 202514 Mar
Details of an Electric Vehicle charging point for LGV delivery use (minimum 50kW three phase) within the…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01748/ADFULL - 20253 Feb
Use of part-ground, first, sixth, seventh and eighth floor levels as an Embassy (sui generis). Associated…
ApprovedFull planning permission25/00695/FULL - 20243 Jun
Display of advertisements on hoardings measuring 2.44m x 46.82m, 2.44m x 13.29m, 2.44m 19.4m, 2.44m x 49.59m…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent24/03640/ADV - 20145 Feb
Alterations within entrance undercroft including the installation of a lightbox and new planting to Cockspur…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission14/01015/FULL - 20145 Feb
Display of three non-illuminated fascia signs, four non-illuminated hanging signs and nine internally…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent14/01016/ADV - 200724 Apr
3 x London Planes: Reduce and reshape by 30% to contain.
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA07/03713/TCA
Source: Westminster
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