Planning application
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 8 x Limes (G1) - Reduce back to the previous pruning points taking height from approx. 8m to 4.5m.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4777/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4777/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
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Frognal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 7PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 12 applications since 2012: 11 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/3620/T Awaiting decision
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x False Acacia (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2026/2984/T Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Reduce by up to 2m from branch tips to create a more compact canopy shape. Thin crown by 10% removing any diseased and crossing branches.
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2026/0562/T Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2023/1447/T Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Lime (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T3) - Fell to ground level.
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2017/4175/P Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Details of approved lightwell railings required by condition 5 of permission reference 2015/2460/P dated 11/10/2016 (External alterations including enlargement of single storey rear extension, excavation work to increase size of existing basement and installation of front and side lightwells).
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2017/4367/P Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Details of appointed engineer required by condition 4 of permission reference 2015/2460/P dated 11/10/2016 (External alterations including enlargement of single storey rear extension, excavation work to increase size of existing basement and installation of front and side lightwells).
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2015/2460/P Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
External alterations including enlargement of single storey rear extension, excavation work to increase size of existing basement and installation of front and side lightwells.
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2013/7349/T Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 8 x Lime - Reduce to main pollard points.
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2013/6686/T Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Thuja - Fell to ground level. 1 x Leyland Cypress - Fell to ground level. 1 x - Cherry - Thin crown density by 20% and remove dead wood. 2 x Laurels - Fell to ground level. 1 x Elder - Fell to ground level. 1 x Hawthorn - Fell to ground level. 1 x Tulip Tree - Thinning of crown density by 20%. 1 x Ash - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry - Remove rear stem. Thin crown density of remaining stem by 20%. 1 x Goat Willow - Fell to ground level. 1 x Lime - Reduce height by 40%. 1 x Sycamore - Reduce height by 50%.
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2012/4812/P Granted
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Erection of extension at rear first floor level to extend rear roofslope and installation of dormer window on this lower roofslope all in conneciton with existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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20 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 20 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Lime (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T3) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees -
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
REAR GARDEN: 8 x Lime - Reduce to main pollard points.
Granted Trees -
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Erection of extension at rear first floor level to extend rear roofslope and installation of dormer window on this lower roofslope all in conneciton with existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1Domestic -
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
Erection of a two storey rear extension at basement and ground floor levels in connection with an excavation to enlarge existing basement level to include a lightwell to the front, side (north) and rear elevation, erection of single storey extension to existing rear extension, installtion of new roof light and alteration to windows on side elevation of single family dwelling (Class C3).
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2Small domestic -
32 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PE
99% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
REAR GARDEN: 1 x False Acacia (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs
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2026/3789/T Awaiting decision
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