Planning application
5 Shepherd's Walk London NW3 5UE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Crown reduction back to previous pruning points. Removing 1/1.5m from the top, reduce the lateral branches by 0.5/1m. Thus, tree is approx. 8/9m tall. 1 x Silver Birch (T2) - Prune in lower lateral branches (east and west of canopy) sitting on the coniferous hedge by 0.5m - 1m, approx. 7-9 branches will need to be raised away from the hedge.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0632/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0632/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
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hampstead Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 5UE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2014: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2902/T Granted
5 Shepherd's Walk London NW3 5UE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2020/3316/T Granted
5 Shepherd's Walk London NW3 5UE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Birch (T1) - Crown reduce by approx. 2 - 3m.
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2017/5110/T Granted
5 Shepherd's Walk London NW3 5UE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch - Crown reduce height by 2m and laterally by 1-2m 1 x Silver Birch - Crown reduce height by 2m and laterally by 1-2m, cut back to neighbouring property boundary
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2014/3888/T Granted
5 Shepherd's Walk London NW3 5UE
REAR GARDEN: 3 x Birch - Reduce crown by 1-2m (20%) & shape
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Camden
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27 Mar 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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 27 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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