Planning application
Elmgrove House, 20 Bute Gardens, London, W6 7DR
Works: Trees
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Proposal
W1 = (White beam) - Small Tree Felling - REAR Garden To remove the tree to ground level, to estimated 30 centimetres, to avoid blunting saws. L1 = (Lime) - Small Pollard To restore the tree to its previous pollard points or establish new ones as needed. To reduce the tree's height by 3 meters and its spread by 2 meters. To eliminate any dead or decaying wood identified during aerial inspection. To eliminate any basal growth on the trunk. To remove nested foliage overgrown from neighbours to create a uniform tree, cutting back to boundary by 2 meters. SB1 = (Silver birch) - Small Tree Felling To remove the tree to ground level, to estimated 30 centimetres, to avoid blunting saws. C1 = (Cherry) - Small Tree Reduction To reduce tree by 30% in overall canopy, estimated 1.5 meters in height and 1 meters in spread. To lift lower branches to crown break, estimated 3 meters from ground level. To thin branches by 10% and dead wood significant branches. SG1 = (1 Day Rate) Tree Stum... read more
As published by the council, reference 2024/03244/TREE
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/03244/TREE
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 20 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 20 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Brook Green
- Postcode
- W6 7DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Dec 2024
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 February 2025, 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 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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.
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