Planning application
62, Ellington Street, London, N7 8PL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Crab Apple - Crown reduce the height and spread back to the previous reduction points (approx. 1.0m height and 0.8m spread) Remove dead wood and crown thin by 10% Magnolia - Crown reduce the unruly height and spread (approx. 0.5m height and 0.5m spread) to create symmetrical canopy outline by prune branch lengths of up to 0.5m Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice
As published by the council, reference P2025/2780/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/2780/TRE
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: FINAL DECISION
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Laycock
- Postcode
- N7 8PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Islington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P2023/1258/TRE Granted
62 Ellington Street, London, N7 8PL
Rear garden (T1) Crab apple tree - reduce crown by up to 2m. (T2) Magnolia tree - reduce crown by up to 0.5m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Islington
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 December 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
3 documents on file for this application
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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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