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48 Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AW

Granted Islington P2023/0256/TRE Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Front Garden (T1) Portuguese Laurel - Reduce height by 0.5 and lateral spread by 0.25m to reshape. Rear garden (T2) Cherry - Reduce back to most recent previous points of reduction, retaining appropriate furnishing growth (remove approx. 1.5 regrowth)

As published by the council, reference P2023/0256/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2023/0256/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Tree Works - Auto Permit
Received
25 Jan 2023
Validated
29 Mar 2023
Decided
20 Apr 2023
Ward
Laycock
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 2AW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P2025/3628/TRE Granted

    48, Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AW

    Tree Works Specification - BS 39982010 Tree Work - Recommendations Front Garden

    Decided 20 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jan 2023

    Received by Islington

  2. 29 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Tree Works - Auto Permit

  4. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Islington granted permission on 20 April 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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