Planning application
2026/0474
12 - 13, LICHEN COURT, 79 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2BH
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0474
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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.
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2026/0484 Granted
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.
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2025/2435 Refused
Kelvin Motor Wagons, 1a, LAURA TERRACE Brownswood Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SS
Raising the roof at the rear to create a new pitched roof and associated alterations.
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2026/0390 Refused
Flat D, LAURA TERRACE Brownswood Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SS
Erection of a rear first-floor extension.
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2026/1067 Status unknown
DERBIN COURT, 68 - 70 Queens Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2XR
Erection of security fence inclusive of pedestrian gate and vehicular access gates on site boundary and associated works.
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2026/0255 Granted
137 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SX
Proposed renewal of the roof slates; the installation of 2no. Conservation roof lights to the front and rear roofs; a rooflight to the rear outrigger roof; a new sash window to the side elevation; a new high level window to the stairwell above the rear outrigger; replacement of the existing upvc windows with new timber sash windows at first and second floors.
Other trees applications
In Hackney
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2026/1387 Status unknown
13 Moulins Road, Hackney, London, E9 7EL
T1 Sycamore, reduce height 1.5m below previous pruning points (large cavity in trunk), side back to previous pruning points. Cyclical maintenance.
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2026/1163 Granted
7 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney, London, N16 7ES
Pollard 3 x trees to the rear of our property in our garden.
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2026/1151 Granted
84 Culford Road, Hackney, London, N1 4HN
T1 Eucalyptus - Cut back to boundary to allow more light into the garden and create space for surrounding trees
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2026/1146 Granted
61 Richmond Road, Hackney, London, E8 3AA
61 Richmond Rd T1 – Pittosporum tenuifolium Light crown reduction to provide separation and promote internal growth, reducing by approximately 0.5–1m from branch extremities. T2 – Phoenix canariensis Remove fronds in contact with building. T3 – Betula pendula Reduce lateral crown spread by approximately 2–3m from branch extremities, maintaining balanced crown form. T4 – Laurus nobilis Reduce crown by approximately 2–3m from branch extremities to suitable growth points. 63 Richmond Rd T5 – Tilia × europaea Prune lateral crown spread back to boundary line by approximately 2m from branch ends.
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2026/1147 Granted
77 Parkholme Road, Hackney, London, E8 3AQ
Common Limes T1 to T5, Reduce crowns height by 3-4m / Reduce lateral crown spread by 1-1.5m