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Open Space Centre Of Wilton Crescent London SW1X 8RN

26/03540/TPOTreesApproved

Approved on 8 July 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

1 x London plane (T335): Reduce heavily weighted low and mid tier limbs to the northwest over the road reducing the extension by 2 - 2.5 m, due to hollow stem at attachment. Final cuts to be made to suitable pruning points, leaving furnishing growth to maintain function and minimise visual impact.

Received
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 7 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Open Space Centre Of Wilton Crescent London SW1X 8RN. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 380 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,288 applications in total for the SW1X 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
SW1X 8RN
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Belgravia
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W11Covers the site
  • Registered park and garden: The Grosvenor Estate: Wilton Crescent
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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
    7 Jul

    1 x Prunus subhirtella (T323): removal

    PendingTrees Dead, DangerousFiled alongside26/04533/TDD
  2. 2026
    1 Jul

    1 x London plane (T335): Reduce heavily weighted low and mid tier limbs to the northwest over the road…

    This applicationApprovedTrees26/03540/TPO

Source: Westminster

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

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