Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 1AA

What is being proposed

1638 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce lateral branches by 3m to the east and south and 1.5m to the west, to suitable branch junctions. 1639 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce lower crown to the south to allow 2.5m clearance under street light. 1643 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce selected over-extended lateral limbs by 4m to the east, and by 2.5m to the west to suitable branch junctions. 1645 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Prune lower crown to the north to allow 2m clearance from temporary buildings. 1647 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce lateral limbs by 3m to the west to suitable branch junctions. Removal of limb with topside decay at 8m projecting north. 1649 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce the crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 2.5m to the east and south, and by 1.5m to the north and west to suitable branch junctions (as indicated in the submitted photograph). 1651 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Overall crown reduction by up to 3m to the previous pruning points. 2660 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce selected over-extended lateral limbs by approximately 2.5m to the north, south, and west, and 1m to the east to suitable branch junctions. 2662 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce main lateral limb at 8m projecting to the south-west by 3.5m. Reduce lower lateral branches by 3m to the north. Reduce one limb to the west by 3m and selected branch projecting east into the canopy of tree 2663. All reductions to suitable branch junctions. 2663 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce upper canopy to the east by 2.5m, mid canopy to the south by 3m, lower canopy to south west by 1-2m and lower limb to north east by 2-3m. All reductions to suitable branch junctions.

Description as published by Westminster.

What this could mean for you

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Timeline

1. Received

   25 Aug 2026 · Submitted to the council

2. Validated

   25 Aug 2026 · Checked and published

3. Comments close

   Not yet · Last day to have your say

4. Decision due

   20 Oct 2026 · Target date, often slips

5. Decided

   16 Sept 2026 · Outcome published

Key facts

Reference

26/05815/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

25 Aug 2026

Decision due

20 Oct 2026

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