Planning application
18 Brook Green, London, W6 7BL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
REMOVE Magnolia Soulangeana (Numbered 1 on sketch) from rear garden - oversized Despite regular pruning, tree is over dominant, dia. 5m+. Bifurcated trunks have a girth of 800mm each. Height approx.10m. Is shading garden, making growing other plants difficult reducing biodiversity.
As published by the council, reference 2025/02295/TREE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/02295/TREE
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Brook Green
- Postcode
- W6 7BL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hammersmith and Fulham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018.
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2018/03719/TREE Decided
18 Brook Green London W6 7BL
Rear garden. T1) Quince Tree, reduce all aspects of the crown by 1 metre; thin crown; remove and dead/dying and crossing branches.T2) Magnolia (Magnolia spp), re-reduce all aspects of the crown back to previous pruning points; reduce the climbing rose back to the same height as the magnolias' previous pruning points. G1) Acer spp, a small group of various acer trees on the left hand side of the rear garden. reduce and reshape. T4) Weeping Pear, remove climber; reduce all aspects of crown to contain this tree within its location.Front garden. T5) Holly (Ilex aquifolium), fell to ground level and grind stump to 200mm below ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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26 Aug 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 21 October 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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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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