Planning application
Flat A Basement And Ground Floor, 29 Benbow Road, London, W6 0AU
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Proposal
Fell to ground level - Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplatanus) - rear garden - blocks light - encroaching on boundary fence with 31 Benbow Road - portion of the trunk is dying
As published by the council, reference 2025/01542/TREE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/01542/TREE
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 4 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Grove
- Postcode
- W6 0AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hammersmith and Fulham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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2025/01404/TREE Awaiting decision
Flat A Basement And Ground Floor, 29 Benbow Road, London, W6 0AU
Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus Fortunei) - front garden. The smaller of the two Palms, growing towards house, impacts head room when entering the basement flat - fell to ground level
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2025/01080/TREE Awaiting decision
Flat A Basement And Ground Floor, 29 Benbow Road, London, W6 0AU
Remove Cabbage Palm (Cordyline Australis) - rear garden - to allow for garden landscaping, improve light to the property and allow for a new fence to be erected on the boundary between 27 and 29 Benbow Road.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2025
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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5 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 July 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 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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
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Flat A Basement And Ground Floor, 29 Benbow Road, London, W6 0AU
97% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus Fortunei) - front garden. The smaller of the two Palms, growing towards house, impacts head room when entering the basement flat - fell to ground level
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
Flat A Basement And Ground Floor, 29 Benbow Road, London, W6 0AU
97% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun
Remove Cabbage Palm (Cordyline Australis) - rear garden - to allow for garden landscaping, improve light to the property and allow for a new fence to be erected on the boundary between 27 and 29 Benbow Road.
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docsSmall domestic -
Flat A Basement 25 Benbow Road London W6 0AU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 26 docsSmall domestic -
13 Carthew Villas, London, W6 0BS
97% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
18 Benbow Road London W6 0AG
Erection of a single storey rear extension to the side of the existing back addition; replacement of the existing window with a new window at lower ground floor level to the rear elevation.
Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 30 docsSmall domestic -
20 Benbow Road London W6 0AG
Erection of a single storey rear extension, to the side and rear of the existing back addition following the demolition of existing conservatory. Replacement windows to front and rear elevation.
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 18 docsSmall domestic
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