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38 Ashworth Road W9 1JY

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/00350/TCA Applic. for works to trees in CA

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Proposal

T10 Ailanthus Altissimus (Tree of Heaven): Fell to ground level / Section dismantle As recommended by Rosie Dobson

As published by the council, reference 26/00350/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00350/TCA
Type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Status
Pending
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Maida Vale
Postcode
W9 1JY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/08983/TCA Granted

    38 Ashworth Road W9 1JY

    T3 1 Tree of Heaven: reduce extended low lateral branches growing towards house by 2m, pruning back to suitable growth points and tapering into upper crown. T8 1 x Sycamore: fell.

    Decided 23 Jan 2026 Trees
  • 25/06117/ADFULL Granted

    38 Ashworth Road W9 1JY

    Details of signed appendix A pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 22nd May 2025 (RN: 25/02135/FULL).

    Decided 8 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 March 2026, 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GraftinGardeners Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2009 · London

309 applications on PlanIndex · across 27 councils · 93% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 37 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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    26/03847/TCA Submitted 11 Jun 2026 0m away

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  • 38 Ashworth Road W9 1JY

    25/06117/ADFULL Submitted 28 Aug 2025 0m away

    Details of signed appendix A pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 22nd May 2025 (RN: 25/02135/FULL).

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    22/04573/TCA Submitted 11 Jul 2022 8m away

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In Westminster

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