Westminster
Westminster/25/09391/TCA
London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
- Reference
- Westminster/25/09391/TCA
- Authority
- Westminster
- Application type
- Trees in conservation area
- Address
- London Zoo Outer Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4RY
- Postcode
- NW1 4RY
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objections
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Started
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2026
- Source council
- Westminster
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 18 Jul 2026
- SEO index generated
- 24 Jul 2026
Location
Approximate location - Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right
Proposal
1. Pedestrian routes (all areas) Crown lift to 2.5m and balance crown where required.2. Vehicle access routes (all areas) Crown lift to 4.5m and balance crown where required.3. Animal exhibits (mesh/perimeter) Prune back branches that might facilitate animal escape or compromise mesh. Carry out formative pruning to retain tree character and habit within the available space, and to meet animal welfare requirements.4. Animal exhibits Prune branches clear of electrical installations (e.g. hotwires).5. Animal exhibits Crown lift to 2.5m and balance crown as required.6. Lawned areas Crown lift to 2.5m and balance crown as required.7. Buildings Prune away from buildings by up to 2.0m and balance crown as required.8. All species (all areas) Remove basal growth and epicormic growth to crown break.9. Fruit and olive trees Annual formative pruning.10. Vegetation overhanging perimeter fence Crown lift to 1m above fence as required.11. Oak processionary moth (OPM) risk management Crown lift Quercus spp. to 3m above ground level as required to reduce risk of contact with OPM nests.12. Massaria disease risk management: Remove affected Platanus spp. branches as required.13. Fraxinus excelsior Pendula (all areas) Prune back to previous pruning points.14. Paulownia tomentosa (all areas) Re-coppice/re-pollard as required.15. Ulmus spp Coppice Ulmus spp. that are susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease (DED) when they reach six metres or are beginning to display DED symptoms.16. Dwarf Mongoose Exhibit Regular formative pruning of 3x Tamarix gallica to maintain character and habit within the available space and meet animal welfare requirements.17. Display Lawn trees Use selective pruning to maintain flight paths for display animals. Prune back from ropes, perches and other installations by up to 1m.
Key dates
- Received 9 Dec 2025
- Validated 9 Dec 2025
- Started 9 Dec 2025
- Decided 12 Jan 2026
Planning history / related applications
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