Planning application
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Beech (Fagus sylvatica) (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cypress (T2) - Reduce by approx. 3m - 4m in height and trim the remaining crown to shape.
As published by the council, reference 2026/4028/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/4028/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Frognal
- Postcode
- NW3 7PH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2010: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2251/T Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Copper Beech (T1) - Thin crown by 20%. Reduce over long branches back into the main crown. 1 x Cypress (T3) - Reduce in height by approx. 4m - 5m. Trim all round to shape retaining greenery. 1 x Lime (T4) - Reduce lowest limb back towards the main stem retaining screening value. Reduce over long limbs back into the main crown over no 16 by approx. 1m - 2m.
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2013/1855/T Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime - Shorten several long branches to reshape the crown and tidy the reminder.
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2012/3353/T Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
DD - REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime - Remove - DD
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2011/3930/P Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Revisions to planning permission granted 12/07/11 (2011/2616/P) for erection of a single-storey rear ground floor extension, erection of a porch and canopy to the front entrance, and re-landscaping of front garden including the creation of steps and the erection of a bin store to existing dwellinghouse (Class C3), namely to include a second single-storey rear ground floor level extension adjacent to the approved extension.
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2011/2616/P Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Erection of a single-storey rear ground floor extension, erection of a porch and canopy to the front entrance, and re-landscaping of front garden including the creation of steps and the erection of a bin store to existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).
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2010/5529/T Granted
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 2 x Lime - Prune overhang by 2-3m back to natural leaders. Minimum size of pruned laterals by one third of parent branch. Thin remaining overhang by 20%.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Camden
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18 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 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
2 documents 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Copper Beech (T1) - Thin crown by 20%. Reduce over long branches back into the main crown. 1 x Cypress (T3) - Reduce in height by approx. 4m - 5m. Trim all round to shape retaining greenery. 1 x Lime (T4) - Reduce lowest limb back towards the main stem retaining screening value. Reduce over long limbs back into the main crown over no 16 by approx. 1m - 2m.
Granted Trees -
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Erection of a single-storey rear ground floor extension, erection of a porch and canopy to the front entrance, and re-landscaping of front garden including the creation of steps and the erection of a bin store to existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).
Granted Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime - Shorten several long branches to reshape the crown and tidy the reminder.
Granted Trees -
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Revisions to planning permission granted 12/07/11 (2011/2616/P) for erection of a single-storey rear ground floor extension, erection of a porch and canopy to the front entrance, and re-landscaping of front garden including the creation of steps and the erection of a bin store to existing dwellinghouse (Class C3), namely to include a second single-storey rear ground floor level extension adjacent to the approved extension.
Granted Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
16 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
REAR GARDEN: 2 x Lime - Prune overhang by 2-3m back to natural leaders. Minimum size of pruned laterals by one third of parent branch. Thin remaining overhang by 20%.
Granted Trees
Other tree works applications
In Camden
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2026/4294/T Awaiting decision
1 Boscastle Road London NW5 1EE
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Lift crown by removing epicormic shoots from main stem and thin crown by approx. 20%. 1 x Yew (T2) - Lift crown to 1m by trimming low branches with hedge cutters. 1 x Beech (T3) - Lift crown by approx. 2m. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T4) - Reduce main limbs to historic pollard points, approx. 7m from ground level.
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2026/4358/T Awaiting decision
Inverforth House North End Way London NW3 7EU
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Unknown (T1 - Fell to ground level.
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2026/4357/T Awaiting decision
4 Lower Terrace London NW3 6RG
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Japanese Pine (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2026/4206/T Granted
Flat Ground And 1st Floor 184 Camden Road London NW1 9HG
(TPO REF: S9-T11) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (Tilia x europaea) (T7) - Crown reduction 30%, 2m -3m taking back all round.
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2026/4293/T Awaiting decision
54 Dartmouth Park Road London NW5 1SN
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Purple Plum (T1) - Reduce height by approx. 3m, reduce sides by approx. 1.5m to balance crown.