Planning application
18 Countess Road London NW5 2NT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Portuguese Laurel (T1) - Crown reduction by approx. 1m on all axis removing lowest limb that hangs over boundary.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3027/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3027/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
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kentish Town North
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW5 2NT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/1080/T Granted
18 Countess Road London NW5 2NT
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Portuguese Laurel (T1) - Crown reduction by approx. 0.5m. Thin crown by 15%. 1 x Pittosporum (T2) - Crown reduction by approx. 0.5m. Thin crown by 15%.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Camden
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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 5 August 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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