Planning application
12 Melina Place London NW8 9SA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree number - T1 Tree type - London plane (Platanus x hispanica) Approx Height - 18m Approx Spread - 14m Location - Rear garden of 12 Melina Place (overhanging 3 & 4 Hall Gate) Service - Re-pollard Work required- Re-pollard back to previous pruning points by removing approximately 2-3m Reason - As per client wishes and as part of continued maintenance, to reduce encroachment onto Hall Gate gardens and improve light Priority code - B
As published by the council, reference 25/07791/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07791/TPO
- Type
- Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Abbey Road
- Postcode
- NW8 9SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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26/00953/TPO Awaiting decision
12 Melina Place London NW8 9SA
T1 - Pyrus "Conference", height c. 10 metres, mature. Proposed work: deadwood, crown reduce by 20% and lightly shape T2 - Horse Chestnut, height c. 18 metres, mature. Proposed work: crown thin by 25% Reasons: standard maintenance every five or six years
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26/00868/TCA Awaiting decision
12 Melina Place London NW8 9SA
T3 - Silver Birch, height c 12 metres, mature. Proposed work: lift by two metres and crown thin by 10% Reasons: standard maintenance every five or six years
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Artemis tree services ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Chesham
Active · incorporated 2006 · Chesham
148 applications on PlanIndex · across 26 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided tree works applications in a median of 39 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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