Planning application
5 Briardale Gardens London NW3 7PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T1) - Reduce vertical growth by 2m approx. back to most recent previous pruning points. Clip side to make a formal shape. 1 x Apple (T2) - Cut lateral branches by 1m- 2m approx. over lawn to form Espalier and tidy. 1 x Catalpa (T3) - Reduce vertical and lateral growth by 2m approx. 1 x Magnolia (T4) - Thin by 10% and formative prune.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4443/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4443/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
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Frognal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 7PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2822/T Granted
5 Briardale Gardens London NW3 7PN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay - Crown reduce by 1m and taper top in, clip to shape. 1 x Apple - Head height in by 2m, shape. 2 x Pittosporum - Crown reduce by 2m and taper top in, clip to shape.
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2019/5530/T Granted
5 Briardale Gardens London NW3 7PN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T1) - Reduce in size by 50% (2-3m approx.). 1 x Magnolia (T2) - Lift lower branches to clear 2m. 1 x Catalpa (T3) - Reduce height by 2m approx. and shape. 1 x Laurel (T4) - Reduce by 2m approx. and trim.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 4 November 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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5 Briardale Gardens London NW3 7PN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay - Crown reduce by 1m and taper top in, clip to shape. 1 x Apple - Head height in by 2m, shape. 2 x Pittosporum - Crown reduce by 2m and taper top in, clip to shape.
Granted Trees -
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