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19 - 20 Highbury Terrace Mews, London, N5 1UT

Awaiting decision Islington P2025/2606/TRE Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

T1 - Catalpa/Indian Bean tree - Reduce height to fork, approx. 3m height reduction Remove branches growing over house and adjacent garden (2m branch lengths approx.) Lightly reduce lateral branches over garden of 20HTM (1m branch length removal) This tree is growing in very close proximity to the properties and boundary wall

As published by the council, reference P2025/2606/TRE

Application record

Reference
P2025/2606/TRE
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Status
FINAL DECISION
Received
15 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Ward
Highbury
Postcode
N5 1UT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2025

    Received by Islington

  2. 19 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 14 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 52 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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