Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk SW1E 6HQ

26/02068/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Crown reduce T8 (London Plane) by selectively pruning 10no limbs by up to c.3m (full pruning specification provided within accompanying document 12455 PS 06 and photos provided within 12455 PS 01_T8 London Plane, 12455 PS 02_T8 London Plane and 12455 PS 03_T8 London Plane) Crown reduce T17 (Cherry) by up to c.2m (full pruning specification provided within accompanying document 12455 PS 06 and photos provided within 12455 PS 04_T17 Cherry) Crown reduce T18 (Silver Birch) by up to c.2m (full pruning specification provided within accompanying document 12455 PS 06 and photos provided within 12455 PS 05_T18 Silver Birch) The reason for the work is to provide construction room and crane movement needed to facilitate the approved redevelopment of band practice facilities at Wellington Barracks (Application No: 23/05458/FULL). This application for tree works is a request of the Council's Arboricultural Manager.

Received: 27 March 2026
Decision due: 22 May 2026
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived27 Mar
ValidatedValidated27 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk SW1E 6HQ. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: SW1E 6HQ
Application type: Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Aspect Arboriculture
Agent address: The Stables Hardwick Business Park Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14817347
Comments: 0
Documents: 12

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
Listed building: Grade II: Wellington Barracks Railings and East and West Gates to Birdcage WalkOn or next to this site · +4 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© 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.

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.

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13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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