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70 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY

Granted Haringey HGY/2023/1042 Works to trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1) Scot's Pine: reduce 4 long limbs, that stretch beyond profile of tree canopy, by 1.5 metres to avoid snap-out, which has happened before. 2) and 3) Silver Birch: remove 2 central trees, from group of 6 young Birch, to allow more light to neighbouring property.

As published by the council, reference HGY/2023/1042

Application record

Reference
HGY/2023/1042
Type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No Objection
Received
17 Apr 2023
Validated
17 Apr 2023
Decided
15 May 2023
Ward
Highgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
N6 5DY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Haringey register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • HGY/2026/0280 Granted

    70 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY

    T1) Lime: remove suckering growth, and reduce crown by 2 metres, as tree is getting too large for location

    Decided 4 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2023

    Received by Haringey

  2. 15 May 2023

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Haringey granted permission on 15 May 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.

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Within 500 metres

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    HGY/2025/2596 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 0m away

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    HGY/2025/2595 Submitted 24 Sep 2025 0m away

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  • Flat B, 66 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY

    HGY/2024/2922 Submitted 24 Oct 2024 0m away

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    HGY/2026/0280 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 0m away

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    Granted Trees 3 docs

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    HGY/2024/2912 Submitted 23 Oct 2024 0m away

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    HGY/2024/2913 Submitted 23 Oct 2024 0m away

    Large Lime - Crown reduce the height and spread back to previous reduction points (approx. 2.5m height and 1.5m spread) leaving small furnishing growth Remove trunk and basal growth Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice

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