Planning application
P2026/0542/TRE
72 Mildmay Road, London, N1 4NG
Proposal
(T1) London Plane - This tree is situated in the front garden, overhanging the road. Tree has historically been managed as a pollard. Proposing to reduce entire crown back to historical pollard points (approximately 6-8m), this is to prevent failure of branches over footpath and road
As published by the council, reference P2026/0542/TRE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Islington
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Mar 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P2025/0701/TRE Awaiting decision
86, Mildmay Road, London
10m tall Tree of Heaven in the front garden. Propose routine maintenance: reduce back to previous points, removing 3m regrowth.
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P2026/1634/TRE Granted
86 Mildmay Road, London, N1 4NG
We wish to fell the Tree of Heaven (T1 on the Sketch Plan) entirely and replace it with small bushes/foliage. The tree is on private property in front of our 7-flat building. It has become a threat to the integrity of the building and a nuisance to flats. All seven flat owners (acting as directors for the Woodville Arms Management Company, which manages the building) agree to the removal. The tree was self-seeded some years ago in the front-yard area of the building. It has grown very large and is causing concerns about the integrity of the building’s foundations. It is immediately adjacent to a structural wall alongside a lightwell and we can see that the roots have started to move the paved foundation of the front-yard. The tree is also a nuisance to flats with windows behind it as it is so close to the building that the branches touch windows and provide complete shade for at least half the year. It also keeps producing extremely fast-growing and invasive offshoots, both in the front-yard and other parts of the street. The species of the replacement bushes/foliage have not been decided upon yet, but we are looking at planting a bushy variety of no more than 2 meters high in the same place as the tree removed.
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P2026/0751/FUL Awaiting decision
10 Arundel Grove, London, N16 8LZ
Construction of a single-storey roof extension to provide an additional bedroom, office space, and bathroom to the existing property.
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P2021/1379/TRE Granted
87 Mildmay Road, London, N1 4PU
Rear garden (T1) Large Ash (close to boundary wall) - Fell to ground level. (T2-T5, T7) Elders x5 - Fell to ground level. (T6) Sycamore - Reduce crown height & spread by 2-3meters (T8) Large Multi-stem Sycamore - Fell to ground level (compression fork at 0.5meters)
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P2026/1333/FUL Awaiting decision
Flat A, 93 Mildmay Road, London, N1 4PU
Installation of external stairlift to entrance of property.
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P2026/0517/FUL Granted
Flat A, 91 Mildmay Road, London, N1 4PU
Removal of existing stepped access to the front lightwell and erection of replacement steps with new landscaping and associated works.
Other trees applications
In Islington
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P2026/1697/TRE Granted
24, Furlong Road, London, N7 8LS
T1. False Acacia. Mature tree with significant dieback throughout canopy. History of shedding branches. Dieback from canopy tips indicating rooting disorder. No Safe useful life expectancy. Fell to ground level. Replant with x1 standard tree 12/14cm in girth in following planting season.
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P2026/1874/TRE Awaiting decision
62, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2BL
Trees Located in rear garden T1 - Birch - reduce crown to points of previous reduction (1.5m approx. branch removal) T2, T3 - Limes - Reduce crowns to points of previous reduction (2m approx. branch removal) This work is proposed to continue the regular management cycle of these trees in line with good arboricultural practise
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P2026/1866/TRE Awaiting decision
2, Hanbury Mews, London, N1 7DW
T2, T3 Walnut, crown reduce to most recent points, approx. 1.5m. Cyclical maintenance.
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P2026/1764/TRE Granted
62 Northchurch Road, London, N1 3NY
T1 - Front garden - Tilla sp Crown lift lower canopy to approximately 4 metres above ground level to improve light levels to the ground floor window whilst maintaining a balanced crown structure. Reduce crown back from the building to provide approximately 2 metres clearance from the structure. Reduce upper canopy by approximately 2–3 metres from branch ends, pruning to suitable growth points throughout. Works to retain as much healthy internal foliage as reasonably practicable, with the objective of managing the overall size of the tree whilst encouraging regrowth within the upper crown and reducing the development of aggressive basal and epicormic growth. Tree previously managed as a high pollard
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P2026/1357/TRE Granted
355 Camden Road, London
T3 Ash of the submitted MWA Arboricultural Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at the subject property.