Planning application
Townsend Yard Nurseries, Townsend Yard, Hornsey, London, N6 5JF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Growing within the curtilage of Omved, Gardens, Townsend Yard: T1: Mature Sycamore: Approximately 17.00m-18.00m: Reduce lateral and sub lateral branches growing toward and over the new green house (eastern and northeastern section of the crown), reducing branches by approximately 3.50m-5.00m. Remove major dead wood over greenhouse and access path. To clear roof lines. General maintenance/Control encroachment. Growing within a section of land belonging to the Reiss family, and overhanging Omved site and the green house: T2: Mature Sycamore: Approximately 18.00m: Reduce lateral and sub lateral branches growing toward and over the green house (eastern and northeastern section of the crown), reducing branches by approximately 3.50m-5.00m. Remove major dead wood over greenhouse and access path. To clear roof lines. General maintenance/ Control encroachment.
As published by the council, reference HGY/2025/2392
Application record
- Reference
- HGY/2025/2392
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Highgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- N6 5JF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Haringey register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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HGY/2024/3238 Granted
Townsend Yard Nurseries, Townsend Yard, Hornsey, London, N6 5JF
Within the boundary of Omved Garden: T1: Mature Multi Stemmed Sycamore: Approximately 16.00m: Reduce crown over extended lateral and sub lateral branches by up to 4.50m back into a more compact naturally shaped crown structure, reducing shorter growth to a lesser extent up to approximately 1.50m -2.00m, reducing back from roof line. Remove major dead wood throughout crown. Thin crown density by up to 20% by means of removing weak epicormic growth, crossing or diseased branches. General maintenance. T2: Mature Sycamore: Approximately 16.00m: Growing within the curtilage of Highgate School but overhanging Omved Gardens: Remove/prune back low limbs overhanging Omved Gardens to a suitable point or near to its union with upright stem. Reduce remaining lateral and sub lateral branches growing towards and overhanging Omved Gardens by approximately 1.50m to control encroachment. The reasons for the work are, T1: Mature Multi Stemmed Sycamore - General maintenance and T2: Mature Sycamore - General maintenance to control encroachment.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Haringey
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30 Sep 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Haringey granted permission on 30 September 2025, 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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