Planning application
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
FRONT AREA (SEE MAP): 1 x Crab Apple (T31) - Crown reduce by 3m - 4m to approx. red lines in photo. 1 x London Plane (T44) - Crown reduce lower canopy overhanging road by 3m - 4m to balance crown.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3797/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3797/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Belsize
- Postcode
- NW3 5QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2731/T Decided
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Leyland Cypress (T1b) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Lawson Cypress (T40b) - Fell to ground level.
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2024/3571/T Granted
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Crab Apple (T31) - Remove 2 infected limbs. Crown reduce remainder by up to 2m to balance crown.
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2023/2534/T Granted
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
IN GROUNDS AT SIDE: 1 x Ash (T1b) - Fell in sections to ground level. IN GROUNDS AT FRONT:1 x Cherry (T32) - Crown thin by 10%. Reduce overlong branches on top of crown by 1m - 2m. IN GROUNDS AT REAR:1 x Ash (T37a) - Fell in sections to ground level.
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2023/2165/T Granted
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T44) - Prune end growth of the low main branch over the road by 3m - 3.5m, back to suitable growing points or secondary shoots.
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2022/1098/T Granted
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Laurel (T1) - Reduce all round by 1m and trim to shape. 1 x Sycamore (T34) - Prune crown back from car park by 2m. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T8) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T43) - Crown reduce by 1m - 2m to reduce loading on main union.
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2018/5183/T Granted
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
IN GROUNDS: 1 x Purple Leaf Cherry (T1) - Fell in sections to ground level 2 x Purple Leaf Cherry (T2 & T3) - Crown reduce by up to 2m and prune to shape
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Camden
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Camden took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided tree works applications in a median of 31 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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2 - 36 Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QL
SIDE GARDEN: 2 x Pear (Pryrus spp) & 1 x Leyland Cypress (X Cupressoncyparis leylandii) (G1) - Cut back all the overhang to number 28 Belsize Lane by up to 1.5m, back to the boundary.
Granted Trees -
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QL
DDD - WITHIN THE GROUNDS: 1 x Holly - Remove - DDD.
Granted Trees -
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QL
(TPO REF C986) WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x Ash - Fell in sections to ground level
Granted Trees -
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Laurel (T1) - Reduce all round by 1m and trim to shape. 1 x Sycamore (T34) - Prune crown back from car park by 2m. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T8) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T43) - Crown reduce by 1m - 2m to reduce loading on main union.
Granted Trees -
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QL
WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x London Plane - Reduce over long branches in upper crown by 2-3m back in to crown line. Cut back from building to give 2-3m clearance and thin out crown by 15% 1 x Cherry - Reduce in height by 1-2m and laterally by 0.5-1m, lift to 3m over car park
Granted Trees -
Belsize Court Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QL
IN GROUNDS (SEE MAP) 1 x Ash (T37a) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Purple Norway Maple (T40a) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Wild Cherry (T18a) - Fell to ground level. 1 x London Plane (T44) - Trim back to give about 3m - 4m clearance from the building. 1 x Pear (T25) - Fell to ground level. 2 x Ash saplings (under Sycamore T36) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees
Other tree works applications
In Camden
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2026/4294/T Awaiting decision
1 Boscastle Road London NW5 1EE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Lift crown by removing epicormic shoots from main stem and thin crown by approx. 20%. 1 x Yew (T2) - Lift crown to 1m by trimming low branches with hedge cutters. 1 x Beech (T3) - Lift crown by approx. 2m. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T4) - Reduce main limbs to historic pollard points, approx. 7m from ground level.
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2026/4358/T Awaiting decision
Inverforth House North End Way London NW3 7EU
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Unknown (T1 - Fell to ground level.
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2026/4357/T Awaiting decision
4 Lower Terrace London NW3 6RG
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Japanese Pine (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2026/4206/T Granted
Flat Ground And 1st Floor 184 Camden Road London NW1 9HG
(TPO REF: S9-T11) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (Tilia x europaea) (T7) - Crown reduction 30%, 2m -3m taking back all round.
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2026/4293/T Awaiting decision
54 Dartmouth Park Road London NW5 1SN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Purple Plum (T1) - Reduce height by approx. 3m, reduce sides by approx. 1.5m to balance crown.