Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 1AA
Work to trees · usually decided quickly and rarely affects neighbours
Westminster · Reference 26/05438/TCA
What is being proposed
372 Prunus sargentii (Sargent's Cherry). Remove diseased material from crown. 395 Ilex x altaclarensis 'Golden King' (Variegated Holly). Reduce crown in height by 5-6m and laterally by 2.5m. 604 Populus X canadensis (Hybrid Poplar). Reduce crown by 30-40 per cent 830 Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn). Remove partially failed branch at 4m. 1014 Malus floribunda (Japanese Crab). Fell recently failed tree. 1377 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore). Cut back one number limb toward the east 2m back from security fence. 1428 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore). Reduce the lateral spread of the crown to the west to allow 1.5m clearance from lamp column and remove hanging branch. 1512 Morus nigra (Black Mulberry) Reduce the lateral spread of the crown by 1.5m to the north and 3.5m to the east. 1592 Gymnocladus dioica (Kentucky coffee tree). Remove partially failed branch at approx 8m to the west. 1619 Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut). Fell tree standing dead tree. 1668 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane). Reduce 2 no. over-extended limbs at 6m and 8m projecting north by up to 2.5m.
Description as published by Westminster.
What this could mean for you
These are the effects a proposal like this most often raises. Each one is a material planning consideration, so each can form the basis of a comment.
- Boundaries and garden amenity
- Trees and landscaping
Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.
Timeline
Received
11 Aug 2026 · Submitted to the council
Validated
11 Aug 2026 · Checked and published
Comments close
Not yet · Last day to have your say
Decision due
6 Oct 2026 · Target date, often slips
Decided
16 Sept 2026 · Outcome published
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/05438/TCA
- Authority
- Westminster
- Address
- Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 1AA
- Postcode
- SW1A 1AA
- Type
- Trees and hedges
- Scale
- Minor
- Applicant
- Not published
- Agent
- Not published
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision due
- 6 Oct 2026
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