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Open Space At Rear Of Montrose Court London SW7 2QH

26/00338/TPOApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOApproved

Approved on 19 February 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

1 x London plane (larger tree, overhanging 2 Montrose Court): reduce previously reduced limb by approximately 3-4m and crown lift any remaining low hanging twiggy branches to ensure 3-4m clearance from the roof. 1 x London plane (smaller tree, overhanging 2 Montrose Court): reduce overhanging branches (small diameter only) by 2-3m.

Received
21 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Agent
The Tree Company (London) Ltd
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 10 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Open Space At Rear Of Montrose Court London SW7 2QH. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Knightsbridge conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 380 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 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
SW7 2QH
Application type
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026
Decision issued
20 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Tree Company (London) Ltd
Agent address
Willow Works Unit 9 Inwood Business Park Whitton Road Hounslow TW3 2EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14610654
Comments
0
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Knightsbridge
  • Listed building: Grade II: 14-25, Princes Gate Sw7On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W27Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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

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. 2025
    6 Nov

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

    ApprovedApplication25/08104/TPO
  5. 2025
    20 Aug

    T218 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): prune branches overhanging property back to previous most recent…

    ApprovedAll Other25/05918/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

Source: Westminster

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