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Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT

Granted City of London 25/01212/TCA Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree Maintenance Works - Cat 4 Tree SW00628 - Liriodendron tulipifera in Middle Temple Garden. Sensitively reduce longer protruding elements of the eastern canopy from building by 2m, maintaining natural flowing lines and shape and form pruning to suitable secondary growth points. Tree SW00626 - Crataegus spp. in Middle Temple Garden. Sensitively reduce longer protruding elements of the eastern canopy from building by 2m, maintaining natural flowing lines and shape and form pruning to suitable secondary growth points. Tree SW00580 - London plane in Fountain Court. Remove low branch at 3m south and lift remaining canopy to 3m to an even level.

As published by the council, reference 25/01212/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/01212/TCA
Type
Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
No objections to tree works - TCA
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Decided
30 Sep 2025
Ward
Farringdon Without
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC4Y 9BT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01139/TPO Granted

    Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT

    Tree SW00754 - Morus nigra in Fountain Court. Remove epicormic growth on trunk

    Decided 30 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 25/00082/TCA Granted

    Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT

    Pruning to 5x London plane trees and associated tree works.

    Decided 1 Apr 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 30 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: No objections to tree works - TCA

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 30 September 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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