Planning application
P2026/0086/TRE
521, Flat 1, Caledonian Road, London, N7 9RH
Proposal
T1 – Apple Malus domestica Proposed Works: • Reduce excessive upright (vertical) growth to rebalance the crown. • Selectively prune lateral branches to improve overall form, symmetry, and structural integrity. • Retain and encourage fruiting wood to maintain fruit production potential. Reason: To improve crown structure, balance, and long-term health while maintaining the tree’s amenity value and fruiting capability. T2 – Pear Pyrus communis Proposed Works: • Reduce dominant upright growth. • Selectively prune lateral branches to reshape and refine the canopy. • Improve internal light penetration and airflow throughout the crown. Reason: To enhance tree health and vigour, reduce congestion within the canopy, and promote sustainable growth and fruiting. Front Garden T3 – Lime Tillia species Proposed Works: • Pollard back to previous, established pollard points only. • No new pollard points to be created. Reason: To maintain the tree within its established pollarding cycle, ensuring continued vitality, structural safety, and a consistent form appropriate to its location.
As published by the council, reference P2026/0086/TRE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Islington
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - Auto Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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P2025/0637/TRE Awaiting decision
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P2025/1628/TRE Awaiting decision
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P2026/0251/TRE Granted
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P2026/0309/TRE Granted
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P2026/1357/TRE Granted
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