Planning application
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT GARDEN: 2 x Silver Birch (G1) - Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground. 1 x Ash (T1) - Crown clean by removing rubbing and significantly damaged branches. 1 x Crab Apple (malus sp) (T2) - Crown thin by approx. 30%. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Leylandii & 1 x Bay (G2) - Reduce height by approx. 2m - 2.5m and trim all round as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen.
As published by the council, reference 2023/4581/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/4581/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 25 Oct 2023
- Validated
- 25 Oct 2023
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2023
- Ward
- Highgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N6 6JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2016: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1906/T Granted
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Prunus (T1) - Fell to ground level. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T2) - Reduce height by approx. 3m so finishing height is inline with gutter. Trim remaining to shape and tidy. 1 x Bay (T3) - Reduce height by approx. 5m, trim remaining to shape and tidy. Group of Leylandii (T4) - Reduce height by approx. 6m. Trim remaining as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen. 1 x Laburnum (T5) - Clear fallen tree.
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2025/5659/T Granted
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
REAR GARDEN: Row of Leyland Cypress (T5) - Reduce overhanging growth by up to 1m. 1 x Sycamore (T6) - Reduce disproportionate limb over boundary by up to 2.5m.
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2017/6965/T Granted
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Leyland Cypress - Crown reduce by removing up to 50% from height 1 x Portuguese Laurel - Crown reduce height by 50%
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2016/4896/T Granted
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
REAR GARDEN: 2 x Poplars - Fell to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Oct 2023
Received by Camden
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1 Dec 2023
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 1 December 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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8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Prunus (T1) - Fell to ground level. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T2) - Reduce height by approx. 3m so finishing height is inline with gutter. Trim remaining to shape and tidy. 1 x Bay (T3) - Reduce height by approx. 5m, trim remaining to shape and tidy. Group of Leylandii (T4) - Reduce height by approx. 6m. Trim remaining as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen. 1 x Laburnum (T5) - Clear fallen tree.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
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