Planning application
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GROUNDS: 3 x Sycamores (Q3238) - Crown reduce by 3m all over back to previous points.
As published by the council, reference 2021/3737/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/3737/T
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2021
- Postcode
- NW5 1RP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 23 applications since 2011: 23 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2092/L Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
Partition alterations to second floor.
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2024/0730/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
IN GROUNDS AT FRONT: 1 x Cedar (T12) - Prune away from building to provide 3m clearance. IN GROUNDS AT REAR: 1 x Ash (T21) - Reduce crown by 3m - 4m. Co-dominant bifurcated stem. 1 x Ash (T92) - Prune away from building to proving 3m clearance.
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2023/3284/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
DD 5 Day Notice WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS: 1 x Horse Chestnut (T54) - Crown reduce height by 4m/spread by 3m - 4.5m.
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2023/2411/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS: 1 x Silver Birch (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Ash (T5) - Crown reduction height and spread 3m - 3.5m branch lengths. 3 x Lombardy polars (T23, T27 & T29) - Reduce height 5m - 6m to reduce over-extended form and shape to balance. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T28) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T47) - Crown reduce height/spread branch lengths of 3m - 3.5m. Crown lift to 4m. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T53) - Reduce height by branch lengths of 4.5m - 5m, spread by 3m - 3.5m. 1 x Larch (T93) -Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T102) - Crown reduce height and spread 3m - 4m branch lengths. Crown lift to south by 5m.
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2020/5682/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
REAR GROUNDS: 3 x Sycamores (Q3238) - Crown reduce by 3m all over to leave furnishing growth.
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2018/6209/P Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
Erection of a single storey open fronted shelter to the north elevation of the Hallion building.
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2018/1009/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
WITHIN THE GROUNDS: 2 x Sycamore - Reduce back to previous reduction point by 3m to 5m over crowns. 1 x Ash - Reduce to previous reduction points between 3m and 5m
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2017/1840/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x Blue Cedar - Remove
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2017/1553/P Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission approved on 27/09/2016 under ref: 2016/2030/P for the replacement of existing single glazed steel casement windows and timber doors with double glazed powder coated aluminium framed casement windows and doors; namely, the installation of aluminium brise soleil to the south elevation of the De Debrabant Building.
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2017/0819/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
FRONTING HIGHGATE ROAD: 2 GROUPS OF BAYS - reduce crowns by 1m and remove stems to ground level to leave a gap of upto 1m between the wall and the bays.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2021
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 8 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS: 1 x Silver Birch (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Ash (T5) - Crown reduction height and spread 3m - 3.5m branch lengths. 3 x Lombardy polars (T23, T27 & T29) - Reduce height 5m - 6m to reduce over-extended form and shape to balance. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T28) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T47) - Crown reduce height/spread branch lengths of 3m - 3.5m. Crown lift to 4m. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T53) - Reduce height by branch lengths of 4.5m - 5m, spread by 3m - 3.5m. 1 x Larch (T93) -Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T102) - Crown reduce height and spread 3m - 4m branch lengths. Crown lift to south by 5m.
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Parliament Hill School, William Ellis School & La Swap Sixth Form Highgate Road London NW5 1RN
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