Planning application
The Old Deanery Dean's Court London EC4V 5AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pruning works to London Plane tree (Platanus x hispanica).
As published by the council, reference 19/01173/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 19/01173/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objections to tree works - TCA
- Received
- 7 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC4V 5AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01322/LBC Granted
The Old Deanery Dean's Court London EC4V 5AA
Gate trimming works to enable vehicle access at The Old Deanery.
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25/01321/FULL Granted
The Old Deanery Dean's Court London EC4V 5AA
Gate trimming works to enable vehicle access at The Old Deanery.
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19/01185/LDC Granted
The Old Deanery Dean's Court London EC4V 5AA
Submission of details of replacement of gates to the north end of the front boundary wall to match existing details re-using existing metal components pursuant condition 4 (c) of the listed building consent dated 13.12.2018 (17/01280/FULL).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2019
Received by City of London
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19 Dec 2019
Decision issued: No objections to tree works - TCA
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18 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 19 December 2019, 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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