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Cecil Lodge Ealing Green Ealing W5 5QT

Awaiting decision Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation 263573PTC Works to a tree Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

T1 Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) Front garden boundary, directly wedged between the masonry front boundary wall and active underground drainage infrastructure. Fell to near ground level and chemically treat/grind stump to prevent vigorous basal and epicormic re-sprouting. Compromised Health & Poor Historic Tree Care: T1 exhibits poor physiological and structural condition following heavy, substandard heading cuts and blunt lopping carried out under previous ownership. This improper pruning has disrupted the natural canopy habit, resulting in dense, erratic epicormic water shoots with weak basal and branch attachments that are prone to tearing. Several historical flush cuts have failed to occlude properly, leaving exposed deadwood and areas of localized internal decay. The specimen cannot be pruned back to a balanced, viable, or structurally sound form. T2 Species: Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Front garden (marked as T2) Dismantle and fell 1no. Holly tree to ground level and replace with 1no. high-quality Magnolia specimen tree in an unconstrained location within the front garden. Comparison with Pruned Precedent vs. High-Value Replacement: A comparable Holly tree on the immediate neighbouring property has previously undergone heavy pruning/reduction to manage boundary conflicts. The resulting appearance is austere, unnatural, and visually discordant, highlighting how poorly mature Holly responds aesthetically to severe containment pruning. Applying a similar harsh pruning regime to T2 would significantly degrade the visual amenity of the front curtilage and street scene. Replacing the tree entirely with an ornamental Magnolia represents a vastly superior arboricultural and visual outcome compared to maintaining a harshly reduced, mutilated Holly. High-Quality Mitigation via Replacement Planting: To completely mitigate the removal and deliver an immediate net enhancement to local visual am

As published by the council, reference 263573PTC

Application record

Reference
263573PTC
Type
Works to a tree Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Ealing Common
Postcode
W5 5QT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

  2. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation decided tree works applications in a median of 26 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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