Planning application
Calthope Community Garden 258 - 274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
IN GARDEN (SEE MAP): 1 x Field Maple (T4) - Crown clean. 1 x Field Maple (T5) - Crown clean. Remove branch at 5m height growing to east where it's rubbing on T3. 1 x Whitebeam (T10) - Reduce lateral spread 1m - 1.5m to balance. 1 x Bird Cherry (T12) - Crown reduce height 2.5m - 3m branch lengths. Crown reduce spread 2m - 2.5m branch lengths to north / east. Crown reduce spread 1.5m - 2m branch lengths to south / west. 1 x Lime (T20) - Crown reduce height and spread to previous most recent reduction points, retaining soft furnishing growth by pruning branch lengths of 2.5m - 3.5m. 1 x Honey locust (T36) - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2456/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2456/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
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kings Cross
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1X 8LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Camden
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Camden granted permission on 10 July 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
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