Planning application
Buckingham Palace Road Garden Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Pittosporum tenuifolium (T107), and 1 x Indian bean tree (T109): Prune to clear adjacent building by 1.5 m.
As published by the council, reference 26/01429/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01429/TCA
- Type
- Applic. for works to trees in CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW1W 9NE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04471/TCA Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace Road Garden Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NE
T102 - Platanus x hispanica: Remove suspended/broken limb(s) - removing the broken branch overhanging the public footpath at 4 m.
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26/02835/TCA Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace Road Garden Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NE
T109 & T110 - lift low canopy to 3 meters to allow erection of fixed parasol underneath each tree.
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25/09305/TCA Granted
Buckingham Palace Road Garden Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NE
1 x London Plane (T102): Remove the decayed limb at 8 metres overhanging the pavement back to the collar and reducing the decayed limbs above over the pavement at approximately 10-11 metres in height, by around 3 metres in length. Reduce the decayed lowest limb over the garden by 2-2.5 m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Westminster
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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21 Jul 2026
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TMA Environmental Consultants Agent
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Westminster granted permission on 11 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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