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58, Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP

Awaiting decision Islington P2025/2527/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

We propose pruning the Willow Tree in the rear garden of 58 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP. This tree was last pruned in 2021 and is in need of pruning given the 4 years of growth since. We propose that for this Willow Tree we: • Reduce the canopy by 33%. This would be undertaken using a combination of crown thinning and crown reduction, i.e. "drop-crotching” or “reduction via thinning” • Remove any deadwood and branch stubs (to the branch collar) that exist as a consequence of previous poor and unprofessional pruning. We propose all these works be undertaken by a reputable and professional tree surgeon working to BS 3998. The willow tree is within influencing distance of our property and geological maps indicate that the soils are shrinkable. Besides providing professional management of the tree, the works proposed would also reduce the subsidence risk to the property where there has been historical suspected subsidence due to the tree. In future we propose maintaining the willow tree at this reduced size via pruning by a professional tree surgeon working to BS 3998 every 3 - 5 years.

As published by the council, reference P2025/2527/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2025/2527/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
Pending As published: FINAL DECISION
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Sep 2025
Ward
Highbury
Postcode
N5 1AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P2021/2117/TRE Granted

    58 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP

    Rear garden Willow - Crown reduce tree back to most recent pruning points removing approx. 4m re-growth (equivalent to a 33% crown reduction). Remove deadwood and crown thin 30% (if necessary).

    Decided 16 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Islington

  2. 10 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Status changed to FINAL DECISION

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 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

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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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Within 0.3 miles

  • 58 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP

    P2021/2117/TRE Submitted 19 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Rear garden Willow - Crown reduce tree back to most recent pruning points removing approx. 4m re-growth (equivalent to a 33% crown reduction). Remove deadwood and crown thin 30% (if necessary).

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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