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St Paul's Steiner School Formally All Saints Aladura Church And Formally St Paul's Church, 1 St Paul's Road, London, N1 2QH

Granted Islington P2022/4035/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

St Paul's Steiner School (various locations on site boundary) (TPO ref: TPO 326/2007) (T1) Lime - Fell to ground level (see attached Picus test results). Tree to be replaced with 18-20cm girth Silver Lime. (T4) Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level. Tree in Moribund condition, Large areas of dysfunctional tissue visible on stem, approximately 40% of canopy dead. Tree to be replaced with ornamental tree of minimum 12-14cm girth. Species to be confirmed. (T6) Lime - Reduce height and spread by a maximum of 5m, no final cut to exceed 50mm in diameter. The final height of the tree will be 11-12m, radial canopy spread around 2.5m The canopy has previously been reduced and the reasons for the pruning are in line with good Arboricultural practice. (T7) Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level. Tree has large strip of dysfunctional tissue on lower stem and cavities at crown break of 4m. Canopy displaying low vitality throughout. Tree to be replaced with 18-20cm girth Silver Lime. (T11) Lime - Reduce Regrowth to most recent reduction points. Approx. 2.5m, no cut to exceed 40mm in diameter. The final height of the tree will be 7-8m, radial canopy spread around 1.5m.The canopy has previously been reduced and the reasons for the pruning are in line with good Arboricultural practice. (T13) Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level (see attached Picus results). Tree to be replaced with 18-20cm girth Silver Lime. (T14) Sycamore - Fell to ground level. Multiple decaying cavities present in crown structure. No pruning options available to safely retain tree. Tree to be replaced with ornamental tree of minimum 12-14cm girth (species to be confirmed). (T15) Sycamore - Fell to ground level - Decaying cavity at ground level probed to 40cm. No pruning options available to safely retain tree. Tree to be replaced with 18-20cm girth Silver Lime. (T16) Lime - Reduce Regrowth to most recent reduction points . Approx. 2.5m, no cut to exceed 40mm in diameter. The final heig

As published by the council, reference P2022/4035/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2022/4035/TRE
Type
Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with conditions
Received
22 Nov 2022
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
15 Mar 2023
Ward
Canonbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 2QH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2022

    Received by Islington

  2. 20 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve with conditions

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Islington granted permission on 15 March 2023, 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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