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35 Highbury Hill, London

Awaiting decision Islington P2025/0223/TRE Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Rear Garden: T1: Mature Pittosporum: Approximately 7.00m: Raise low crown by approximately 1.25m. Lightly thin density by 15%-20%. Trim to tidy and control, up to approximately 30cm. Remove dead wood. General maintenance. T2: Mature Apple: Approximately 5.00m: Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points approximately 1.20m. Reduce western section of the crown by up to 1.50m to help balance and reduce back from the Camphor tree adjacent. To help control encroachment. General maintenance. Naturalised area/rear of the garden: G1: Pyracantha Hedge Line: Approximately 3.50m-4.00m: Reduce hedge height by approximately 1.25m-1.50m. Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth back from the garden to control encroachment up to 70cm. General maintenance. T3: Camphor Laurel: Approximately 5.00m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.25m all round to form a more compact crown structure. Thin crown density by 20%. General maintenance. S1: Viburnum: multi stemmed: Approximately 3.50m: Reduce by approximately 0.50m. Lightly thin crown density by 15%-20%. Preserve epicormic and Basel growth. General maintenance.

As published by the council, reference P2025/0223/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2025/0223/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
FINAL DECISION
Received
23 Jan 2025
Validated
27 Jan 2025
Ward
Highbury

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jan 2025

    Received by Islington

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Islington took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Islington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Islington decided tree works applications in a median of 4 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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