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Vale Court Maida Vale London W9 1RT

26/01976/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 ? Laurels - Laurus Nobilis - Reduce lateral growth by up to 2 metres to manage overhang, facilitating safe pedestrian passage and providing adequate clearance for the bus lane signage. T2 - Dead Indian Bean Tree - Catalpa Bignonioides - Felling to ground level & treating stump to prevent regrowth. T3 ? Indian Bean Tree - Catalpa Bignonioides. - Undertake a crown reduction of up to 1 metre in height, with lateral growth reduced by up to 1 metre to improve overall shape, leaving a final standing height of approximately 4 metres. This work is proposed following the removal of T2, to reduce wind loading and mitigate the risk of structural failure. T4 - London Plane - Platanus ? Hispanica - Crown reduction by 2.5m in height bringing lateral growth to shape by 2m, leaving the tree a standing height of 6m.

Received
25 March 2026
Decision due
20 May 2026
Ward
Abbey Road
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Vale Court Maida Vale London W9 1RT. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Abbey Road. We hold 1,431 applications in total for the W9 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
W9 1RT
Application type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Thor's Trees
Agent address
48 Argyle Road Enfield N18 2PP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14811335
Comments
0
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St John's Wood
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM15Protected tree on or next to this site · +4 more
  • 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    25 Mar

    T1 ? Laurels - Laurus Nobilis - Reduce lateral growth by up to 2 metres to manage overhang, facilitating safe…

    This applicationPendingTrees26/01976/TCA
  2. 2026
    25 Mar

    T3 1 x Indian Bean Tree - Catalpa Bignonioides. - Undertake a crown reduction of up to 1 metre in height…

    ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPOFiled alongside26/02085/TPO

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