Planning application
Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pruning of a Maidenhair tree (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91 by the reduction of the crown height by approximately 2 metres to historic topping points, leaving the tree no taller than 16 metres in height; and crown reduction laterally on all sides back to historic pruning points.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/01148/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/01148/TPO
- Type
- Work to TPO'd Tree
- Status
- Decided: APPLICATION APPROVED
- Decision
- APPLICATION APPROVED
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Fulham Town
- Postcode
- SW6 5PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hammersmith and Fulham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/01482/VAPO Awaiting decision
Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA
Variation of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission reference: 2004/00576/FUL dated 17th March 2005, to amend the existing restriction on pupil numbers increasing their cap from 300 to 315 pupils within Clause 7 of the S106 Agreement.
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2026/00156/TPO Withdrawn
Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA
Fell to ground level of a Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo tree) (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91.
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2025/02494/CLP Granted
Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA
Landscaping project at the north east part of the school playground including new children's outdoor play equipment, hard and soft landscaping (retaining existing trees) and forming a small children's external play space in an existing side passage with a new retractable awning over it and a new external door from the school into it, all behind the Kelveden Road boundary wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: APPLICATION APPROVED
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hammersmith and Fulham granted permission on 20 May 2026, 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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