Planning application
25/07968/TPO
52 Sutherland Place London W2 5BY
Proposal
Front - T1 Lime x 1 (Tilia spp) This 14m lime tree located at the front of the property has previously been pollarded and its cyclical prune is now due. Suggested work: reduce back to previous, equating to a reduction of 1.5-2m all round (re-pollard) Front - T2 Privet x 1 (Ligustrum lucidum) This privet hedge has grown unruly and out of shape. Suggested work: reduce height by 2.5m and trim lateral growth by 1-1.5m to create more compact hedge shape.
As published by the council, reference 25/07968/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Westminster for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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26/00668/FULL Refused
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Removal of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor rear elevation and replacement with double doors with fixed side lights, removal of the basement doors with new doors, installation of metal staircase to garden level. Replacement of the existing common boundary railings to front Sutherland Place and the railings to front lightwell.
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26/03166/FULL Awaiting decision
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25/04569/LBC Granted
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25/04568/FULL Granted
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Replacement of two windows within front basement vault area with spring-balanced, double glazed timber sash windows. (Linked with 25/04569/LBC)
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26/02786/TCA Awaiting decision
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T1 Cherry (Prunus spp.) - Rear Garden - Fell to ground level leaving a small stump of 6 - 12 inches. Reason for works- Causing damage to the boundary wall, which as a result will need to be re-built. The owner of the tree is willing to replant a suitable replacement once the wall has been rebuilt. T2 & T3- Lime trees (Tilia spp.)- Carry out a selective crown reduction by removing recent regrowth back to the previous points of reduction. The works will be undertaken to re-establish the original crown framework while maintaining a balanced and uniform canopy. Approximately 50 percent of the fine furnishing growth will be retained throughout the crown to ensure adequate foliage density, support crown continuity, and maintain long-term vitality. Reason for works: General tree maintenance
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26/04918/TCA Awaiting decision
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T1 (Aesculus sp.) - laterally crown reduce by 1.0-1.5m as identified by the red lines shown on T1-SK1 and T1-SK2; and T2 (Pyrus calleryana) laterally crown reduce by 1.5m as identified by the red line shown on T2-SK1. Measured pruning extents to supplement the aforementioned sketches are shown on the 260675-TMA-XX-DR-AP-2300-P00 and 260675-TMA-XX-DR-AP-2400-P00 plans, which show the site in its existing and approved contexts respectively. The pruning to the aforementioned 2no. trees is required, in order to facilitate the installation of a scaffold frame around the existing building at the Site, which is required in order to facilitate the implementation of Full Planning Permission 25/01006/FULL ('the Permission'). In determining the Permission, no arboricultural information was submitted to facilitate its determination; and no conditions require the provision of tree-related information. However, the specified pruning is required to facilitate the implementation of the Permission, hence this Section 211 Notification. For the avoidance of doubt, according to the Delegated Report related to the Permission, the Arboricultural Officers were not a consultee. This Section 211 Notification is therefore submitted to regularise the required pruning to the affected 2no. trees in the only known manner that is feasible relative to the conditional elements of the Permission. The red line planning boundary is shown on all of the plans submitted to this Section 211 Notification; data related to both surveyed trees is also included in the submitted schedule (that uses the BS 5837:2012 methodology).
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