Planning application
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
1 x dead birch LZ03294: fell 1 x failed willow LZ03526: remove 1 x Turkey Oak (Lubetkin pool): fell
As published by the council, reference 25/07294/TDD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07294/TDD
- Type
- Trees Dead, Dangerous
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Dead dangerous replacement required
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NW1 4RY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 24 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04772/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 16th July 2026.
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26/04343/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 1st July 2026.
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26/02863/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 30th April 2026.
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26/02717/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Remove the following: T9 Canary Island date palm; T10 Portuguese laurel; T11 Photinia; T12 Chusan palm; T13 Delavay's magnolia; T14 Kentucky coffee tree; T15 Loquat; T18 strawberry tree; T19 loquat; T20 loquat; G1 portuguese laurel, Japanese aralia, bamboo, Chusan palm; G2 Willow-leaf podocarp The work is required to facilitate the construction of two new pedestrian paths (which are outside the site area of the current gorilla enclosure works) Note - a large proportion of the woody vegetation requiring removal (as set out) comprises shrubs.
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26/02084/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 27th March 2026.
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26/01580/ADFULL Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Details of Material palette including mesh, canopy, hard landscaping finishes, steel cladding and painted wall finishes, Proposed specimen tree replacement for T5 Holm oak and Soft landscaping plans pursuant to conditions 4,5 and 7 of planning permission dated 17th September 2025 (RN: 24/08395/FULL).
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26/01545/TDD Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 10th March 2026.
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26/01315/TCA Granted
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 27th February 2026.
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26/01126/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Tree 10 (holm oak), Trees 11 & 12 (weeping ash), Tree 14 (holm oak), Tree 15 (Turkey oak), Tree 16 (London plane) Sever roots with diameters of less than 25mm within the trees' root protection areas, if the roots cannot be retained during excavation work to install new service ducts.
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26/00863/TCA Awaiting decision
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
Fell to ground - no value arboriculturally but may be useful climbing features, if tempoary retention is desirable could be reduced in height so stems cannot each public. will collapse in due course in any event
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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16 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Dead dangerous replacement required
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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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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London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
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Remove the following: T9 Canary Island date palm; T10 Portuguese laurel; T11 Photinia; T12 Chusan palm; T13 Delavay's magnolia; T14 Kentucky coffee tree; T15 Loquat; T18 strawberry tree; T19 loquat; T20 loquat; G1 portuguese laurel, Japanese aralia, bamboo, Chusan palm; G2 Willow-leaf podocarp The work is required to facilitate the construction of two new pedestrian paths (which are outside the site area of the current gorilla enclosure works) Note - a large proportion of the woody vegetation requiring removal (as set out) comprises shrubs.
Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs -
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93% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jan
Amendments to planning permission dated 17 September 2025 (RN: 24/08395/FULL) for the: Expansion of two outdoor enclosures in Gorilla Kingdom including creation of new gorilla bridge links; Internal reconfiguration of indoor gorilla areas; and other associated works. NAMELY, to allow alteration to the agreed tree protection details.
Awaiting decision Amendments Trees 5 docs -
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100% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug
Tree works in accordance with the submitted schedule dated 1st July 2026.
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