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
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.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5659/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5659/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
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2026
- 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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2023/4581/T Granted
8 Highgate West Hill London N6 6JR
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.
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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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8 Dec 2025
Received by Camden
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17 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 2026
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 15 January 2026, 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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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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