Planning application
Ravensbourne Place 13 Mellish Way Hornchurch RM11 2GU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
0168 - Populus nigra Pollard tree at approximately 8-10m due to minor stem lean and erosion around base causing risk of failure towards properties. Current height 20m, spread 7m. - Following findings from a tree survey.
As published by the council, reference T0146.25
Application record
- Reference
- T0146.25
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/Reasons
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Location
- Postcode
- RM11 2GU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Havering
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Havering granted permission on 12 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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2 Mellish Way Hornchurch RM11 2GU
Lime in centre of rear garden lawn has had previous lops in the 21yrs I've resided here. Would like it reduced by half its canopy height & width to bring back into balance with the garden size.
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Slewins Close/Mellish Way Havering RM11 2DB
1824 - Class 2 - Acer - Adjacent to 43 & 45 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters and clear street lamp. 0140nt - Class 2 - Carpinus - Car park area to the side of 2-196 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters and clear street light. 0137nt - Class 1 - Liquidambar - Adajcent to 2 - 196 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters. 0160nt - Class 1 - 2 x Cherry - Side of 33 Slewins Close Crown reduction or reshape (Open) by approximately 2-3 meters. 2 x Cherry (1 twin stemmed). 1912 - Class 3 - Cupressus - Car park area to the side of 2 - 196 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters. 0172nt - Class 2 - 11 x Mixed Species - Garages/Car park area adjacent to 198 - 392 Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 5 meters back to fence line and clear street lamp and garage roof. 0153nt - Class 1 - 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Ash & 1 x Multi stemmed Prunus - Side of Ravensbourne Place Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance. Ash and Sycamore to clear structures by approximately 2 meters. 1851 - Class 2 - 1 x Ash & 1 x Poplar - Adjacent to Ravensbourne House Pollard tree (Open) at approximately 8 meters. 1921 - Class 1 - Prunus - Side of 2 - 196 Slewins Close Crown reduction or reshape (Open) Reshape by approximately 2 meters to include clearing street lamp. 0166nt - Class 1 - 10 x Mixed Species - Land to the side of 8 Mellish Way Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 5 meters along curb edge and clear lamp column and street furnature Unaccessible Tree Group 01 - Class 2 - 12 x Mixed Species - Garages/Car park area adjacent to 198-392 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to provide 2 meter clearance of structure. 1817 - Class 1 - Betula - Land to the rear of Ravensbourne Place Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters. 1923 - Class 1 - Prunus - Adjacent to 2 - 196 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters. 0167nt - Class 1 - 40 x Mixed Species - Adjacent to Ravensbourne Place Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to approximately 5 meters along fence line and clear street lamps. 1806 - Class 1 - 8 x Mixed Species - Rear of 198 - 392 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance. Clearance of lamp column. 1843 - Class 2 - Quercus - Land to the side of 8 Mellish Way Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2 meters. 1818 - Class 1 - Quercus - Land Rear of Ravensbourne Place Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 4 meters to clear street lamp dispersal. 1820 - Class - Aesculus - Land rear of Ravensbourne Place Removal of suckers and epicormic shoots (Open). 1825 - Class 2 - Acer - Adjacent to 39 Slewins Close Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance to 2.5 meters.
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Haynes Park Court Hornchurch RM11 2DB
1806 - 1 Ash and 1 Oak Lateral prune 1x Ash and 1x Oak by approximately 3m to clear building. Current height 4 metres, spread 4m. - Following findings from a tree survey.
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As per attached inspection report and attached word document detailing tree IDs and works required.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Slewins Close Hornchurch RM11 2DE
1824 - Norway Maple Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance - Remove small branches over footpath at 3m to clear lightfall. Overhangs footpath and road. Street lamp beneath crown. Current height 12m, spread 9m. 1939 - Monterey Cypress Crown lift tree highway and street lamp clearance To 2.5m over path. Overhangs footpath. Current height 12m, spread 7m. 1930 - Populus nigra Section fell tree. Twin stemmed recently pollarded and now regenerating. Large open buttress and low stem fracture on West aspect hence recent pollard to mitigate weight stress. Fracture width 3cm, not expanded since last inspection. Potential Ganoderma within. Current height 12m, spread 9m. 0792nt - Japanese Cherry (Dead) Straight fell tree. Current height 4m, spread 2m. - Following findings from a tree survey.
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