Planning application
University Of London Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
ON MALET STREET FRONTAGE: 11 x London Planes (Platanus x hispanica) (T1 - T11) - Crown Lift to 6m. Side lateral reduction building side to give 2.5m clearance.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4738/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4738/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1E 7HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2018/2685/A Granted
University Of London Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
Display of various non illuminated notices naming parking restrictions to existing street furniture across the university site on Malet Street, Torrington Square, Russell Square, Woburn Square.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 25 November 2025, 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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