Planning application
40, Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pittosporum evergreen tree - shown as x on sketch plan and Photograph. Crown reduction at high level, Removing snagging branches and pruning back to restore shape.
As published by the council, reference P2025/1537/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/1537/TRE
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: FINAL DECISION
- Received
- 28 May 2025
- Validated
- 28 May 2025
- Ward
- Highbury
- Postcode
- N5 2UR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2025
Received by Islington
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 July 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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