Planning application
Calthopre 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 GARDENS (SEE PLAN): 1 x Honey locust (T19) - Crown reduce height and spread 3m - 4m branch lengths pruning to give balanced form further to summer branch drop to north of crown. All pruning to suitable unions to give even and flowing canopy outline.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3670/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3670/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
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kings Cross
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1X 8LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/3688/T Awaiting decision
Calthopre Community Garden 258 - 274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH
DD 5 Day Notice IN GARDENS (SEE PLAN): 1 x Portuguese Laurel (T24) - Fell to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Camden
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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 28 September 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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