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St John Priory Church, 37 St John's Square, London, EC1V 4JJ

Awaiting decision Islington P2025/0550/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

Work to be carried out at St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, EC1V 4JJ T1 London Plane: In rear garden of St John Church Crown reduction to previous point of reduction adjacent to building elevations, reduce in height by up to 3.5m leaving 10-15 cm wounds. Reduce southern aspect by up to 4.5m from branch ends ensuring 3m clearance from church. T2 London Plane: In rear garden of St John Church Crown reduction to previous point of reduction adjacent to building elevations, reduce in height by up to 3.5m leaving 10-15 cm wounds.

As published by the council, reference P2025/0550/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2025/0550/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
FINAL DECISION
Received
24 Feb 2025
Validated
26 Feb 2025
Ward
Clerkenwell
Postcode
EC1V 4JJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Received by Islington

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 53 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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