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39 Circus Road London NW8 9JG

26/05822/TPOApproved

Approved on 6 October 2026

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Proposal

T1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex): H12/S9m. Reduce 3?4m (40%) to prior points; cut back from building for 2m clearance. Finish H8?9/S5?6m. Crown contacts building, risking render/gutter/roof abrasion, debris, damp and moss. Prevents nuisance while retaining dense rounded form, amenity/screening; species tolerates hard reduction. T3 Horse Chestnut: H15/S11m. Reduce 2?3m to prior points; remove epicormic growth to crown break. Finish H12?13/S8?9m. As T2: removes weak regrowth, restores structure and managed envelope. T4 Horse Chestnut: H14/S10m. Reduce 2?3m (30%); crown lift for 2m clearance above fence. Finish H11?12/S7?8m. Lower limbs contact/overhang fence, causing damage and restricting access. Lift removes conflict; reduction manages crown/end-weight while retaining health/form. T6 False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia): H15/S11m. Reduce 2?3m (30%); remove epicormic growth to crown break. Finish H12?13/S8?9m. Brittle species; weak regrowth increases sudden branch-failure risk. Reduces failure risk/wind loading and restores managed size. T7 Lime (Tilia ? europaea): H14/S10m. Reduce 2?3m (30%) to prior points; remove epicormic growth to crown break. Finish H11?12/S7?8m. Weak post-reduction/pollard regrowth is prone to shedding. Restores a manageable, sound crown consistent with past management. T9 Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): H13/S9m. Reduce 2–3m (30%) to prior points; crown lift to 4m. Finish H10-11/S6-7m. Maintains managed size and pedestrian/vehicle clearance while retaining structure/amenity. T10 False Acacia: H14/S10m. Reduce 2–3m (30%); crown lift to 4m. Finish H11–12/S7–8m. Brittle wood/end-weight warrants reduction to lower failure risk; 4m lift provides access clearance.

Received
24 August 2026
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 43 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 39 Circus Road London NW8 9JG. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 2,758 applications in total for the NW8 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
NW8 9JG

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St John's Wood
  • Listed building: Grade II: 39, Circus Road Nw8On this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM18Part of the site · +16 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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
    24 Aug

    T2 Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum): H16/S12m

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/05785/TCA
  2. 2026
    24 Aug

    T1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex): H12/S9m

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/05822/TPO

Source: Westminster

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