Planning application
55 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Appld trees x 2 These are pruned annually fof their health. The attached pic shows the cutback line. One branch of the L tree extends into the zrR tree and we intend to remove that. "We aim to take 1m off the trees,acutting back to the previous line, and to remove a branch of one that extends into the other"
As published by the council, reference P2025/2889/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/2889/TRE
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: FINAL DECISION
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Highbury
- Postcode
- N5 2UP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Islington
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16 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 11 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
4 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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