Planning application
Benedict Way London N2 0UR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T8101) - Approximately 11 metres in height. Reduce tree by 4 metres, leaving the tree 7 metres in height. Standing in T18 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Norway Maple (applicants ref. T8103) - Approximately 10 metres in height. Pollard tree by 5 metres, leaving the tree 5 metres in height. Standing in T17 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference TPP/0030/26
Application record
- Reference
- TPP/0030/26
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- East Finchley
- Postcode
- N2 0UR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Barnet
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Barnet took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Westerham
Active · incorporated 2011 · Westerham
127 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Barnet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Barnet decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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