Planning application
18 College Cross, London, N1 1PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rear garden Sycamore (T1) - Reduce crown by 1.5-2m on all aspects, back to previous most recent cuts. Current height 15m, final height after pruning 13m. Pruning will let more light into all adjacent gardens and restrict root growth.
As published by the council, reference P2023/0601/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2023/0601/TRE
- Type
- Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with conditions
- Received
- 1 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 1 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 22 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Laycock
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N1 1PR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Mar 2023
Received by Islington
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22 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approve with conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Islington granted permission on 22 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.
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