Planning application
26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Crown reduce height by 1.8m - 2.2m. Crown reduce spread by 1.5m. Crown thin by 10% REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T2) - Crown lift to the top of trellis by removing small branches on stem (up to 2m from ground level). Crown reduce height to previous reduction points (approx. 0.5m). Carry out hard prune of sides leaving small furnishing growth (approx. 0.3m).
As published by the council, reference 2025/3766/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3766/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 28 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Kentish Town South
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW1 9JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2010: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/4739/T Granted
26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points up to approx. 1.5m, reducing overlong extraneous branches back into main crown structure. Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Bay (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Acer (T3) - Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Magnolia (S3) - Reduce to approx. 1.5m to shape. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T4) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Multi-stemmed Bay (T5) - Reduce to previous and most recent reduction points approx. 2.5m. Trim lateral growth to tidy. 1 x Birch (T6) - Trim low branches up to 30cm to clear gutter.
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2021/4507/T Granted
26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Mature Cherry (T1) - Reduce back to previous most recent reduction points, approx. 20%. Thin crown density throughout by approx. 20%. 1 x Bay (T2) - Reduce up to 30%. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T3) - Reduce crown height by approx. 40% - 50%. Reduce lateral and sub lateral branch structure by approx. 20%. Raise crown by 0.5m. 1 x Bay (T4) - Reduce crown height by 30% - 40%. Reduce lateral and sub lateral branch structure by 20%.
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2019/3110/T Granted
26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Reduce crown by 20-25%, thin crown density by 20%. 1 x Robinia (T2) - Fell to ground level including root ball. 1 x Bay (T3) - Trim hard back as is practicable whilst retaining a viable crown structure. REAR GARDEN: 2 x Bay - Reduce crowns by 25-30%.
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2010/1620/T Granted
26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay - Prune back height to the height of 3 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2025
Received by Camden
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26 Sep 2025
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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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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26 Rochester Road London NW1 9JJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points up to approx. 1.5m, reducing overlong extraneous branches back into main crown structure. Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Bay (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Acer (T3) - Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Magnolia (S3) - Reduce to approx. 1.5m to shape. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T4) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Multi-stemmed Bay (T5) - Reduce to previous and most recent reduction points approx. 2.5m. Trim lateral growth to tidy. 1 x Birch (T6) - Trim low branches up to 30cm to clear gutter.
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