Planning application
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remedial works to existing gates and adjacent railings to Bedford Square Gardens
As published by the council, reference 2024/4440/L
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/4440/L
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2024
- Postcode
- WC1B 3HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 19 applications since 2012: 18 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2128/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
(TPO REF: A3) IN GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (T84) - Remove massaria limb at 6m high. 1 x London Plane (T79) - Remove massaria limb at 18m high. 1 x London Plane (T81) - Remove massaria limb at 15m high. 1 x London Plane (T92) - Remove massaria limb at 16m high. 1 x London Plane (T94) - Remove massaria limb at 16m high.
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2024/4076/P Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Remedial works to existing gates and adjacent railings to Bedford Square Gardens
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2023/4911/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
IN GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T82 & T91) - Remove epicormic growth. 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T95) - Lift low canopy to 3.5 m over public footpath. 1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T107) - Prune from adjacent tree to clear paperbark maple by 1m - 2m. 1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T109) - Lift low canopy to 3.5m over public footpath. 1 x Portugal Laurel (Laurocerasus lusitanica) (T115) - Lift low canopy to 3.5m over footpath, removing pendulous growth only. 1 x Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) (T153) - Prune from adjacent competition to provide 1m - 2m clearance from Cotoneaster shrubs to north and south. Reduce height of shrub to south by 3-4m to allow more light through to tulip tree.
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2020/1048/P Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Details pursuant to condition 4 (excavations which impact trees) of permission ref: 2019/4997/P dated 21.01.2020 for the 'excavation and installation of a fully submerged water tank and above ground pressurisation unit; alterations to 2 x entrance gates involving a change from key to fob and app system based access; and associated soft landscaping.'
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2020/0756/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
WEST SIDE OF GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T80) - Remove faulted limb / limbs - significantly decayed limb from approx. 8 - 9m to the north over shrub bed and footpath - remove damaged section to at least historic pruning wound at knuckle (more if required). EAST SIDE OF GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T91): RVL - Remove faulted limb / limbs - damaged branch at approx. 18m north east over highway.
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2019/4997/P Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Excavation and installation of a fully submerged water tank and above ground pressurisation unit; alterations to 2 x entrance gates involving a change from key to fob and app system based access; and associated soft landscaping.
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2019/6160/L Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Excavation and installation of a fully submerged water tank and above ground pressurisation unit; alterations to 2 x entrance gates involving a change from key to fob and app system based access; and associated soft landscaping.
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2019/3079/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
1 x London Plane (T78) - Reduce crown by up to 3m to suitable growth points. 1 x London Plane (T82) - Reduce crown beyond previous reduction points by up to 2m. 1 x London Plane (T89) - Reduce crown by up to 3m to suitable growth points. 1 x Elm (T145) - Reduce crown by up to 1 - 2m to suitable growth points.
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2018/4754/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
(TPO REF. C5-1967) IN GARDENS: 1 x Plane (T76) - Fell to ground level. (TPO REF. C5-1967) 2 x Planes (T85 & T86) - Reduce branches in line with tree report
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2018/3661/T Granted
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
IN BEDFORD SQUARE GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (T85) - Reduce lateral limb / limbs reduce lateral branch length to the south (over gate and adjacent tree) by approximately 3m to suitable growth points, relieve loading and minimize risk of branch failure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 14 November 2024, 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Bedford Square Garden Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP
IN GARDENS: 1 x Cotoneaster (T90) - Reduce height by 4m and spread by 1m - 2m to provide minimum 1m clearance from Tulip tree (T153).
Granted Trees -
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Excavation and installation of a fully submerged water tank and above ground pressurisation unit; alterations to 2 x entrance gates involving a change from key to fob and app system based access; and associated soft landscaping.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings -
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
Excavation and installation of a fully submerged water tank and above ground pressurisation unit; alterations to 2 x entrance gates involving a change from key to fob and app system based access; and associated soft landscaping.
Granted Full applications -
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
(TPO REF C5) WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x Plane - Remove
Granted Trees -
Bedford Square Gardens Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH
WEST SIDE OF GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T80) - Remove faulted limb / limbs - significantly decayed limb from approx. 8 - 9m to the north over shrub bed and footpath - remove damaged section to at least historic pruning wound at knuckle (more if required). EAST SIDE OF GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T91): RVL - Remove faulted limb / limbs - damaged branch at approx. 18m north east over highway.
Granted Trees -
Bedford Square Gardens Beford Square London WC1B 3HH
IN GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T94) - End-weight reduction to specified extent, remove largest diameter section (approx. 22cm x 1m - one of three forks) at end of major NW lateral branch. 2 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T114 & T122) - Lift low canopy to give pedestrian clearance to 2.5 m over footpath. 1 x Portugal Laurel (Laurocerasus lusitanica) (T115) - Reduce faulted limb(s), between 1m - 4m off upright stems in contact with neighbouring tree to remove rubbing limbs and prevent further damage to either tree. 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T94) - Remove specified limb(s), 15m SW over internal footpath, off large limb, branch approx. 4m x 9cm with epicormic growth on underside.
Granted Trees
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