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Woodgrange Cemetery 540 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 8AF

Refused Newham 21/01006/TPO Works to Trees Subject to a TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1: English Oak (Quercus robur) - Crown lift to first major branch and reduce spread of whole crown by a minimum of 3m, remove deadwood, T33: Lime (Tilia x europaea) - Crown lift to 3m minimum, remove deadwood, T43: Lime (Tilia x europaea) - Pollard to historic height (5m), T46: Hybrid Black Poplar (Populus) - Cut out decaying limb and deadwood, pollard to last pollard point, achieving a balanced shape, T55: London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia) - Reduce crown by 30% and remove deadwood, T56: Lime (Tilia x europaea) - Pollard to historic height (5m), Lime x 2 (Tilia x europaea) - fell.

As published by the council, reference 21/01006/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/01006/TPO
Type
Works to Trees Subject to a TPO
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refuse
Received
23 Apr 2021
Validated
23 Apr 2021
Decided
16 Jun 2021
Ward
Manor Park
Parish
Manor Park Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E7 8AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Apr 2021

    Received by Newham

  2. 16 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

Newham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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