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56 Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JT

Granted Islington P2021/2178/TRE Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Front garden (TPO ref - T38 of TPO 324/2007) (T38) Sycamore - Reduce the extremities of branches growing towards and over the property to give a clearance of 1.5-2m. Remove any major deadwood from the crown. Rear garden (TPO ref: T33+T35 of TPO 324/2007) (T33) Bay Laurel - Reduce the height by 2m. Reduce the spread all round to shape. (T35) Cherry - Reduce the extremities of the branches growing towards the property to give a clearance of 1.5-2m

As published by the council, reference P2021/2178/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2021/2178/TRE
Type
Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with conditions
Received
26 Jul 2021
Validated
26 Jul 2021
Decided
2 Sep 2021
Ward
Canonbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 2JT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P2025/1459/TRE Decided

    56, Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JT

    Dead cherry overhanging pathway to be removed, this is dangerous and will be done in 21 days,

    Submitted 20 May 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2021

    Received by Islington

  2. 2 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approve with conditions

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Islington granted permission on 2 September 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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  • 56, Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JT

    P2025/1459/TRE Submitted 20 May 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul

    Dead cherry overhanging pathway to be removed, this is dangerous and will be done in 21 days,

    Decided Trees 6 docs
  • 58, Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JT

    P2025/1622/TRE Submitted 5 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~1 Aug

    T1 & T2 Both Require a 2.5 meter reduction back to around previous points, and cleaning/removing/thinning of epicormic growth, this will include a lift up to the first branch of the tree roughly 6 meters high all cuts will be under the diameter 4cm , Current height 9 meters new height 7 meters, current spread 8 meters to new spread 4 meters.

    Decided Trees 5 docs
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    P2025/0019/TRE Submitted 2 Jan 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~5 Mar

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    P2025/2164/TRE Submitted 28 Jul 2025 50 yards away

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    T1 - Cherry - reduce crown to previous, regular points of reduction. 1-2m branch length removal Reason - regular maintenance required due to proximity to building and location adjacent to public highway

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  • 49 Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JU

    P2023/1167/TRE Submitted 20 Apr 2023 50 yards away

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    P2024/3679/TRE Submitted 10 Dec 2024 50 yards away

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    Decided Trees 4 docs

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