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15 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG

26/01038/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 ? x1 Holm Oak tree in the grounds of 15 Suffolk Street and within a conservation area. Reduce the crown height by 2.5 metres and crown width by 1.5 metres. Reduce the crown density by removing dead, crossing and damaged branches. Raise the crown to achieve a clearance of 2.5 metres above ground level.

Received
18 February 2026
Decision due
15 April 2026
Ward
St James's
Agent
The Tree Associates (Surrey) Ltd
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 15 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SW1Y 4HG
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Tree Associates (Surrey) Ltd
Agent address
Thorncroft Manor Thorncroft Drive Leatherhead KT22 8JB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14715008
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St James's
  • Listed building: Grade II: 15 Suffolk StreetOn this site · +5 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Hobhouse Court LondonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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 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.

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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