Planning application
70 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) Lime: remove suckering growth, and reduce crown by 2 metres, as tree is getting too large for location
As published by the council, reference HGY/2026/0280
Application record
- Reference
- HGY/2026/0280
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- 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.
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HGY/2023/1042 Granted
70 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Haringey
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Jul 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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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Haringey granted permission on 4 March 2026, 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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78 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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Granted Trees 8 docs -
70 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Flat B, 66 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
Flat A, 66 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
66 Southwood Lane, Hornsey, London, N6 5DY
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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HGY/2026/2580 Awaiting decision
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HGY/2026/2588 Awaiting decision
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HGY/2026/2582 Awaiting decision
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HGY/2026/2586 Awaiting decision
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HGY/2026/2576 Granted
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