Planning application
On street o/s 34 Heath Drive London NW3 7SD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
ON STREET O/S FRONT 34 HEATH DRIVE: 2 x London Planes (T1 & T2) - Ground works and associated fibrous root pruning of trees to facilitate installation of a root barrier 28m in length and 4m in depth, about 10m to the barrier for the northern tree and around 7.6m from the southern. The root barrier information states 4.5m +.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0629/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0629/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 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Frognal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 7SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Camden
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 18 March 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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