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La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

Granted Camden 2023/3284/T Trees

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
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.

  • 2025/2092/L Granted

    La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    Partition alterations to second floor.

    Decided 17 Jun 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Apr 2024 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 15 Aug 2023 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 8 Sep 2021 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 20 Mar 2019 Full applications
  • 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

    Decided 27 Mar 2018 Trees
  • 2017/1840/T Granted

    La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x Blue Cedar - Remove

    Decided 19 May 2017 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 3 May 2017 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 31 Mar 2017 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: No Objection to Emergency Works (CA)

  2. 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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    2016/4691/P 0m away

    Details of soil contamination, tree removal, bat hibernation, air quality, SUDs and DMP required by conditions 5a, 7, 8, 17, 21 and 28a of planning permission 2014/7683/P dated 29/06/2015 for redevelopment of 3 storey building, 2 storey extension and single storey buildings (as amended by ref: 2017/3630/P dated 04/08/2017).

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  • La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    2021/3737/T 0m away

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  • La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    2015/5286/P 0m away

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  • La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

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  • La Sainte Union School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    2018/5676/T 0m away

    IN GROUNDS BY HYLDA COURT: 1 x Oak (T3) - Crown lift by 3m giving clearance over garage block.

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  • La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP

    2023/2411/T 0m away

    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

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    3 Sep 2026 Trees