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
DD 5 Day Notice WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS: 1 x Horse Chestnut (T54) - Crown reduce height by 4m/spread by 3m - 4.5m.
As published by the council, reference 2023/3284/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/3284/T
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection to Emergency Works (CA)
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2023
- 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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2023/2411/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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2021/3737/T Granted
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
REAR GROUNDS: 3 x Sycamores (Q3238) - Crown reduce by 3m all over back to previous points.
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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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25 Aug 2023
Decision issued: No Objection to Emergency Works (CA)
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 25 August 2023, 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
REAR GROUNDS: 3 x Sycamores (Q3238) - Crown reduce by 3m all over back to previous points.
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Granted Full applications -
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.
Granted Trees -
Parliament Hill School, William Ellis School & La Swap Sixth Form Highgate Road London NW5 1RN
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