Planning application
29 Leigh Road, London, N5 1AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Front garden (T1) Lime - routine maintenance. Propose to reduce back to previous reduction points, removing 1-2m of regrowth, maintaining shorter branches. Side garden (T2) Sycamore - propose to reduce away from the roof to give about 1-2m horizontal clearance to reduce leaf litter in the gutter. Rear garden (T3, T4, T5) Holly and Laurels x2 - Propose to remove as they dominate the western garden and take too much light.
As published by the council, reference P2021/2204/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2021/2204/TRE
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with no conditions
- Received
- 27 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 27 Sep 2021
- Ward
- Highbury West - historic
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N5 1AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2021
Received by Islington
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27 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Approve with no conditions
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Islington granted permission on 27 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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