Planning application
8 Melrose Gardens London W6 7RW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Rear garden (T1) - Bay(Laurus nobilis)-reduce crown height by 45%(3.8m) to suitable growth points-reduce side growth to match, shape and tidy
As published by the council, reference 2020/00816/TREE
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/00816/TREE
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 23 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2020
- Ward
- Addison
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W6 7RW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2020
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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24 Mar 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hammersmith and Fulham took a median of 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Red Squirrel Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London
Active · incorporated 2016 · London
334 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hammersmith and Fulham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hammersmith and Fulham decided tree works applications in a median of 57 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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12 Melrose Gardens London W6 7RW
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Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
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97% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jun
(T1) Bay (Laurus nobilis)-reduce height by 45%(3m)to suitable growth points to regrowth to rounded canopy line-trim back all sides by up to 75cm to match -lift crown by 0.6m removing selected lower branches back to main trunk collar
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
12 Melrose Gardens, London, W6 7RW
97% historically approved · decision due ~6 Feb
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Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
19 Melrose Gardens, London, W6 7RN
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