Planning application
16-22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
WITHIN GROUNDS: 3 x London Plane - Reduction of approx 2.5m to 20cm above previous pruning points and remove lower epicormic growth to first branch union.
As published by the council, reference 2018/2482/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2018/2482/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 29 May 2018
- Validated
- 6 Jun 2018
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2018
- Ward
- Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 3NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2021/1065/T Granted
16 - 22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN
FRONT SIDE GARDEN: 3 x London Planes (T1, T2 & T3) - Re-pollard.
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2019/2492/P Granted
16-22 Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3NN
Installation of timber porters hut to NW corner of the Bloomsbury Hotel
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2019/2959/L Granted
16-22 Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3NN
Installation of timber porters hut to NW corner of the Bloomsbury Hotel
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2016/6531/T Granted
16-22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN
SIDE GARDEN: 3 x London Plane - crown reduce to 20cm above previous pruning points and retain inner furnishings. Remove lower epicormic growth to first branch union.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2018
Received by Camden
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6 Jun 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2018
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
Previously Final Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 19 June 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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