Planning application
104 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2HW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rear Garden: T1: Newly planted Magnolia: Approximately 3.00m: Formative prune. Reduce by approximately 0.80m. Thin crown density by approximately 20%. General maintenance T2-T3-T4: 3 x Sycamores: Approximately 14.00m: Reduce all 3 trees back to previous and most recent reduction points, approximately 4.00m whilst preserving secondary fine branch structure as is practical to maintain crown continuity. Remove dead wood throughout crowns. Remove epicormic growth. Control encroachment, both over No.104 and neighbouring property. T5: Multi-stemmed Ash: Approximately 15.00m: Adjacent to seating area: Thin crown density by 25-30%. Reduce over extended branches back into main crown structure, approximately 1.20m-1.50m to produce and promote an even, natural crown line. General maintenance. Left Hand Boundary: T6: Palm: Remove dead leaves and fruits to tidy. General maintenance. T7: Gleditsia: Approximately 14.00m: Thin crown density by approximately 20%. Reduce crown by approximately 1.20m-1.50m all round. Remove epicormic growth. General maintenance. T8: Mature Leyland Cypress: Approximately 7.00m: Overhanging from No.106. Reduce back to previous reduction points to as near to the boundary as is practicable whilst preserving viable green foliated branch ends. General maintenance. Control encroachment. T9: Palm: Approximately 5.00m: Growing in the rear of the shrub bed: This plant is quite incongruous with its surroundings. Fell to ground level. Not acceptable species for its location. T10: Stags Horn: Approximately 5.00m: Tip prune to reduce by approximately 0.50m. Thin crown density by 20%. General maintenance. T11: Acer: Approximately 5.00m: Growing close to the house: Reduce crown by approximately 1.20m. Thin crown density by approximately 20-25%. General maintenance/Control encroachment. T12: Mature Horse Chestnut: Approximately 21.00m: Growing within the curtilage of No.106 and overhanging the rear section of the garden. Raise low crown skirt by approximately 2.50m-3.00m. Thin crown density of the large low limbs overhanging No.104 by approximately 20%-25%. Remove dead wood over No.104. General maintenance/Control encroachment.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2073
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2073
- Type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Brownswood Ward
- Postcode
- N4 2HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Hackney
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Hackney granted permission, 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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