Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR

Under Consideration 26/00433/TCA
Trees & landscaping
Council
City of London 6.7/10
Date received
25 Mar 2026
Date validated
25 Mar 2026
Postcode
WC2A 1LR

Description

Tree JV1 - Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer - Callery Pear - 5a - General Estate Management - Within 6 months - Fell to ground level and grub out stump. Replant with x1 Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer as 10-12cm girth heavy standard to be planted in planting season (November 2026). Tree 607 - Platanus x hispanica - London Plane - 5a - General Estate Management - Within 6 months - Cut back off building to north to provide 1-2m clearance. Tree 600 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Robinia - N/A - Cut back off building to north to provide 1-2m clearance. Tree 596 - Sorbus intermedia - Swedish Whitebeam - N/A - Cut back off building to north to provide 1-2m clearance. Tree 597 - Acer platanoides - Norway Maple - N/A - Cut back off building to north to provide 1-2m clearance.

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Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Submission of details for electrical hardware, doors and other associated works, pursuant…
25/00937/LDC
2025 Approved
Installation of equipment and cabling required at each fire refuge points to interior.
25/00746/LBC
2024 Approved
Installation of electrically operated hold-back devices for fire doors and electrically o…
24/00930/LBC
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Pruning works to: three Robinia trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) and one Roble tree (Nothofag…
23/00396/TCA
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Upgrading of existing internal and external CCTV system including installation of 2no. ne…
22/00785/LBC
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22/00784/FULL
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Installation of vertical blade blinds to two office windows and the installation of an ac…
22/00991/LBC
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Removal of existing external goods lift and installation of replacement goods lift.
22/00798/LBC
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Removal of existing external goods lift and installation of replacement goods lift.
22/00797/FULL
2022 Approved
Works to fell 1no. fig tree (ficus carica) and poison including of adjacent saplings, and…
22/00796/TCA
2022 Approved
Repair works to internal fire doors.
22/00591/LBC
2022 Approved
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development under Section 26H/S26I of th…
22/00523/CLOPD
2022 Approved
Works of pruning to: 1x Prunus subhirtella (Winter Cherry); 1x Betula utilis (Himalayan B…
22/00246/TCA
2020 Approved
Reduce the height of the planter wall to 0.9m above ground level and repair the vertical…
20/00007/LBC
2019 Approved
Installation of 8 secondary glazing units to the windows on the north elevation of the Li…
19/00245/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
Construction of a bin store, situated adjacent to the boundary wall at the rear entrance…
19/00261/LBC
2019 Approved
Construction of a bin store, situated adjacent to the boundary wall at the rear entrance…
19/00260/FULL
2018 Approved
Installation of handrail in Weston Room.
18/00667/LBC
2017 Approved
Details of cladding finishes pursuant to condition 2 of listed building consent dated 12t…
17/01216/MDC
2016 Approved
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16/00699/TCA
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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
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City of London decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #9 of 292
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 292
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #1 of 292
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #292 of 292
50%
Minor dwellings approved
2 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
448
Total decisions
17 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings