Planning application
26/00280/TCA
10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN
Proposal
T1 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce back off adjacent wall/building to give 2m clearance. Reduce Previously reduced, overextended, low lateral branches, growing over the paved area to the East by approximately 1.5-2m shaping into upper crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood. T2 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce Previously reduced, overextended, low lateral branches, growing over the paved area to the East by approximately 1.5-2m shaping into upper crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood. T3 1 x Platanus x hispanica: Crown lift by 2m, pruning low hanging branches secondary branches only, leaving a well-balanced crown. Reduce back off adjacent wall/building to give 2m clearance. Reduce Over-extended branch adjacent to the National Insitute for Health Building by 1.5m to balance crown. Remove Massaria infected branches with a diameter of up to 100mm and remove deadwood.
As published by the council, reference 26/00280/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Westminster
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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