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49 Canonbury Park North, London, N1 2JU

Refused Islington P2023/1167/TRE Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Front garden (T1) London Plane - Large crowned multi-stemmed tree (14 main stems) from 3 to 4 metres high. Draw in 3 main laterals to create new reduction points at 2 metres from main stems. Remove up to 6 small sub-laterals back to branch. Proposed work shown on photo of tree with this application. Reason: To help reduce excessive shading to the frontage of the property, whilst maintaining the natural shape and stature of the tree.

As published by the council, reference P2023/1167/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2023/1167/TRE
Type
Works application to tree with Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of permission
Received
20 Apr 2023
Validated
20 Apr 2023
Decided
26 May 2023
Ward
Canonbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 2JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2023

    Received by Islington

  2. 26 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal of permission

  3. 29 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 refusal means

Islington refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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