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8 Lord North Street London SW1P 3LA

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/00467/TCA Applic. for works to trees in CA

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 Paulownia, T2 Ornamental Acer, T2 Silver birch: fell The trees are poor specimen originally planted in pots that have subsequently disintegrated. They cause excessive shading.

As published by the council, reference 26/00467/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00467/TCA
Type
Applic. for works to trees in CA
Status
Pending
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
SW1P 3LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

5 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 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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