Open Space At Rear Of Montrose Court London SW7 2QH

26/04780/TPOApproved

Approved on 2 September 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

G222 FLG Fell - Ground level dead tree west of pond edge next to birch tree - 10 DBH 7 m tall. 125 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Lift low canopy - Specified extent over school setting only, due to oppressive growth and significance of the amount of canopy over school setting, raise canopy to 13 m above ground level. Currently at 8 m at lowest. 5 m raise at maximum. 156 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Lift low canopy - Specified extent over school setting only, due to oppressive growth and significance of the amount of canopy over school setting, raise canopy to 15 m above ground level. Currently at 9 m at lowest. 6 m raise at maximum. 167 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Lift low canopy - Specified extent over school setting only, due to oppressive growth and significance of the amount of canopy over school setting, raise canopy to 13 m above ground level. Currently at 8 m at lowest. 5 m raise at maximum. 168 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Lift low canopy - Specified extent over school setting only, due to oppressive growth and significance of the amount of canopy over school setting, raise canopy to 15 m above ground level. Currently at 9 m at lowest. 6 m raise at maximum. 139 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Reduce crown by - Specified extent height and branch length by approx. 1.5m to encourage new growth - retrenchment pruning - de to colonisation of decay at the base of the stem, intending to establish a smaller crown and aid tree longevity. 150 Tilia x vulgaris (Common Lime) Remove suspended or broken limb / limbs throughout crown. 160 Tilia cordata (Small Leaved Lime) Remove debris / vegetation to allow inspection of base Black bin bags inhibiting access around tree, needs to be removed before next scheduled inspection. 217 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) Remove specified limb / limbs over neighbours garden to west, 14 m up, lower canopy, blackened attachment point. Massaria suspected, limb 70 mm by 2 m. 241 Platanus x hispa

Received: 17 July 2026
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedReceived17 Jul
ValidatedValidated27 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided2 Sep

Decided in 37 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Open Space At Rear Of Montrose Court London SW7 2QH. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 12 days 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. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: SW7 2QH

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 July 2026

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

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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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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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