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28, Highbury Hill, London

Awaiting decision Islington P2025/0391/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

T1, 2, 3, 4 3 Sycamores & 1 Plane tree in rear garden - reduce crowns to previous, regular points of reduction. 2m max. branch removal T5 - Oak in front garden - reduce to regular points of reduction, 2m maximum branch removal, remove epicormic growth from trunk Works as required by insurance company

As published by the council, reference P2025/0391/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2025/0391/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
FINAL DECISION
Received
10 Feb 2025
Validated
12 Feb 2025
Ward
Highbury

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2025

    Received by Islington

  2. 12 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 April 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

1 document on file for this application

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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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