Planning application
Goldsmiths Hall Foster Lane London EC2V 6BN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pruning works to 2x London Plane Trees, 2x Magnolia trees and replacement of 4no. mixed shrubbery.
As published by the council, reference 25/00351/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00351/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 13 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Cheap
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2V 6BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2025
Received by City of London
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of London took a median of 85 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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The process from here
This application is with City of London for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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