Planning application
7 Somerset Gardens, Hornsey, London, N6 5EQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
7 x Leylandii - First seven Leylandii counting from the furthest right Dismantle crowns and cut to ground level These trees are an inappropriate species for the location. The owners wish to re-landscape with a more suitable species Pin Oak - Crown reduce low-mid canopy growing to the south and over property by 3.0m Crown thin by 15% and remove dead wood Maintenance work in line with good arboricultural practice
As published by the council, reference HGY/2025/2750
Application record
- Reference
- HGY/2025/2750
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Highgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- N6 5EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Haringey
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28 Oct 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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Haringey granted permission on 28 October 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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