Planning application
Calthopre Community Garden 258 - 274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
DD 5 Day Notice IN GARDENS (SEE PLAN): 1 x Portuguese Laurel (T24) - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3688/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3688/T
- Type
- (CA) Notification of Emergency Works to Dead/Dangerous Tree(s)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kings Cross
- 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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2026/3670/T Granted
Calthopre Community Garden 258 - 274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Camden
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Camden took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided tree works applications in a median of 31 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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