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68 Hilldrop Crescent, London, N7 0JD

Decided Islington P2024/3298/TRE Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Walnut (Juglans regia) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 8m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Location - Front garden, opposite front door to property Service - pollard Work Required - Pollard height down to approximately 1m below previous points to around 4m retaining the lower growth below but shaping accordingly Reason - as per clients wishes Priority Code - on £250.00 Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Apple (malus spp) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.3m Approx. Height - 6m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 5m Location - Front garden near to property right hand side Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing between 0.5-1m from the height and from the sides, remove internal water shoots Reason - as per clients wishes to control and contain overall size of tree Priority Code - on £250.00 Tree Number - T3 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer psuedoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 15m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 9m Location - Front garden left hand boundary Service - Section dismantle and treat Work Required - Section dismantle tree to near ground level and leave stump in the ground, Treat stump with one application of glyphosate (eco-plugs) only to best endeavour the prevention of regrowth. Reason - as per clients wishes, tree close to boundary way and has potential to cause damage Priority Code - on Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - x12 Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 2m Location - Front garden Front boundary Service - Repollard Work Required - Re-pollard back to previous pruning points at around 3m, to include removal of all epicormic and basal growth Reason - as part of continued maintenance Tree Number - T6 Tree Type - Apple (malus spp) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.3m Approx. Height - 6m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 5m Location - Front garden near to property right hand side Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing between 0.5-1m from the height and from the sides, remove internal water shoots Reason - as per clients wishes to control and contain overall size of tree Priority Code - on

As published by the council, reference P2024/3298/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2024/3298/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
Decided (details on the council site) As published: FINAL DECISION
Received
6 Nov 2024
Validated
12 Nov 2024
Ward
Tufnell Park
Postcode
N7 0JD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P2025/2893/TRE Granted

    68, Hilldrop Crescent, London, N7 0JD

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Walnut Approx Diameter - 0.4m Approx Height - 6m

    Decided 3 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Received by Islington

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Islington has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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