Planning application
High Sheldon, Sheldon Avenue, Hornsey, London, N6 4NJ
Works: Trees
Relates to HGY/2025/3235
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Horse chestnut - Tip back canopy to suitable pruning points, a circa 20% reduction. T3, T4 & T 5: Maple Trees - Reduce crown to suitable pruning points with a height reduction of circa 1 - 1.5 metres, and lateral spread by 1.5 - 2 metres. Remove trees of any deadwood throughout. T6: Cherry Tree - Removal of dead limb, and reduction of existing healthy limb to suitable pruning points to encourage healthy regrowth. T7 - T8: Silver Birches - Reduction of overall crown by 2 metres, circa 25%. Removal of any deadwood throughout. All work areas will be cordoned off during works. Tree works will be carried out in accordance with BS 3998 - 2010. Reason for works: Regular tree maintenance (Works to T2: Weeping Willow will be considered separately under Tree Works Application reference HGY/2025/3235, as this tree is protected by a TPO)
As published by the council, reference HGY/2025/3237
Application record
- Reference
- HGY/2025/3237
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Highgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- N6 4NJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Haringey register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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HGY/2025/3235 Granted
High Sheldon, Sheldon Avenue, Hornsey, London, N6 4NJ
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T2: Weeping Willow Tree - Re-pollard tree to suitable points of reduction (TPO tree). All work areas will be cordoned off during works. Tree works will be carried out in accordance with BS 3998 - 2010. Reason for works: Regular tree maintenance. (Works to T1: Horse chestnut, T3, T4 & T 5: Maples, T6: Cherry and T7 - T8: Silver Birches will be considered separately under Section 211 Notice reference HGY/2025/3237, as these trees are not protected by a TPO but are located within a Conservation Area)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Haringey
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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HGY/2025/3235 Granted
High Sheldon, Sheldon Avenue, Hornsey, London, N6 4NJ
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T2: Weeping Willow Tree - Re-pollard tree to suitable points of reduction (TPO tree). All work areas will be cordoned off during works. Tree works will be carried out in accordance with BS 3998 - 2010. Reason for works: Regular tree maintenance. (Works to T1: Horse chestnut, T3, T4 & T 5: Maples, T6: Cherry and T7 - T8: Silver Birches will be considered separately under Section 211 Notice reference HGY/2025/3237, as these trees are not protected by a TPO but are located within a Conservation Area)
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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HGY/2025/3235 Granted
High Sheldon, Sheldon Avenue, Hornsey, London, N6 4NJ
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T2: Weeping Willow Tree - Re-pollard tree to suitable points of reduction (TPO tree). All work areas will be cordoned off during works. Tree works will be carried out in accordance with BS 3998 - 2010. Reason for works: Regular tree maintenance. (Works to T1: Horse chestnut, T3, T4 & T 5: Maples, T6: Cherry and T7 - T8: Silver Birches will be considered separately under Section 211 Notice reference HGY/2025/3237, as these trees are not protected by a TPO but are located within a Conservation Area)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Haringey granted permission on 22 December 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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