Planning application
73 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Referring to the sketch plan: #73 Rear garden: T5: 22m tall lime tree. Poor union at 10m height to west with abrupt leader to west from this union. Propose to reduce this leader by up to 3m branch length to reduce over-extended form / end weighting, and reduce remaining over-extended lower-mid crown beneath to west by up to 1.5-2m to balance. T7: 5m tall smokebush. Propose routine maintenance: reduce back to previous points. Front garden: T9: 8m tall Tibetan cherry. Propose minor works: crown lift over pavement to give 2.5m height clearance. #75 Front garden: T14: holly: propose minor works; reduce back to boundary as it is growing into #73's cherry.
As published by the council, reference 2023/0197
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/0197
- Type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 26 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Brownswood Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N4 2BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hackney register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2090 Granted
73 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BG
T1) Common Lime: Re-pollard at 5–6m height; remove all epicormic growth. T2) Common Lime: Remove epicormic trunk growth to 5m to inspect main stem; remove major deadwood. T3) Smokebush: Crown reduce height and spread by up to 2 metres to most recent reduction points.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2023
Received by Hackney
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6 Feb 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Hackney granted permission on 6 February 2023, 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.
Nearby applications
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73 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BG
T1) Common Lime: Re-pollard at 5–6m height; remove all epicormic growth. T2) Common Lime: Remove epicormic trunk growth to 5m to inspect main stem; remove major deadwood. T3) Smokebush: Crown reduce height and spread by up to 2 metres to most recent reduction points.
Granted Trees -
Flat 1, 61 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BG
(T1) Copper Beech – Crown reduction of approximately 2–2.5 metres to the height and lateral spread to reduce excessive shading and improve light penetration to the garden and adjacent property.
Granted Trees -
12 - 13, LICHEN COURT, 79 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BH
T!-T2-T3 silver birch"s, we would like to reduce crowns by 20% in line with 3 year maintenance plan. to cut back form property and reduce weight from over foot path. T4, lime tree, previously cable braced at 8m. we would like to re-pollard back to previous pollards points and remove epicormic growth. T5, lime tree, we would like to re-pollard back to previous pollards points and remove epicormic growth.
Granted Trees -
KINGS CRESCENT ESTATE Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2SY
Submission of partial details relating to condition 14 (Part B only: Pre commencement Contaminated Land) of planning permission 2019/1969 dated 27 July 2021
Granted Conditions -
KINGS CRESCENT ESTATE Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2SY
Decision due ~4 Feb
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 2019/1969 dated 27/07/2021, as amended, for “All works associated with site clearance and construction of six buildings ranging in height from 6 to 11 storeys comprising of mixed tenure new homes (Class C3); commercial spaces (Class E) and community space (Class F2(b)) within the ground floors of some buildings; landscaping works comprising the creation of a new public square, residential courtyards, new pedestrian and cycle connections, new tree planting and all associated infrastructure.” The amendments would include changes to address the requirements of the Building Safety Act (BSA) through the introduction of secondary escape cores in buildings over 18 metres (DZ6 South); Reduction of heights of DZ6 West, DZ5 North and DZ5 South; Core redesign of DZ4 and DZ6 North; Changes to the tenure and unit mix; Removal of Green Lanes service bay; New loading bay between DZ5 North and DZ6 North; Changes to external materials; Reduction of commercial floorspace and increase in community floorspace; internal layout changes; Relocation of cycle stores.
Status unknown Amendments -
KINGS CRESCENT ESTATE Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2SY
Non material amendment to planning permission 2019/1969 dated 27 July 2021, comprising changes to the development description to remove reference to the residential dwelling numbers and the amount and location of proposed commercial and community floorspace; to be replaced by new conditions in these respects.
Granted AmendmentsDomestic
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