Planning application
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Monument To Pottenger Family, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground (see plan) Hornbeam - FELL (remove tree) N.B. Tree proposed for removal due to structural damage to Grade II listed structure.
As published by the council, reference P2021/1926/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2021/1926/TRE
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with no conditions
- Received
- 2 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 23 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Bunhill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC1Y 2BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Islington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P2021/2217/LBC Granted
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Monument To Pottenger Family, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BG
Rebuilding of sunken chest tomb retaining walls with the integration of additional s/s bed joint reinforcement to provide structural stability. Conservation repairs to remove pollution crusts, repair/replace the slab over Pottenger vault entrance and reinstate adjacent chest tomb with new s/s cramps & dowels at connections.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2021
Received by Islington
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23 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve with no conditions
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28 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Islington granted permission on 23 August 2021, 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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Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Monument To Pottenger Family, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BG
Rebuilding of sunken chest tomb retaining walls with the integration of additional s/s bed joint reinforcement to provide structural stability. Conservation repairs to remove pollution crusts, repair/replace the slab over Pottenger vault entrance and reinstate adjacent chest tomb with new s/s cramps & dowels at connections.
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