Planning application
16, Gainsborough Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8EE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Preferred option: T1 (Horse Chestnut) - Fell and remove. T2 (Common Hawthorn) - Fell and remove. (summary)
As published by the council, reference 2472/26
Application record
- Reference
- 2472/26
- Type
- Works to Trees in Con. Area
- Status
- Tree Under Consideration
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bridge
- Postcode
- IG8 8EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Redbridge
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26 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Redbridge took a median of 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Redbridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Redbridge decided tree works applications in a median of 29 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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28, Waltham Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8DN
T1 (Horse Chestnut) - crown reduce by approximately 3 - 4m. (Summary).
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43, Stoneycroft Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8ED
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Granted Full applications 11 docs -
Development At Garages East Of Upper Meadow 32, Stoneycroft Road, Woodford Green
Demolish existing garages. Erection of new two storey, two bedroom house with associated car parking, refuse and cycle storage. (summary)
Granted Full applications Demolition 8 docs -
41, Stoneycroft Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8ED
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Two front roof lights. (Summary)
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs
Other tree works applications
In Redbridge
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2620/26 Awaiting decision
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TPO 25/13 - T4, T5, T10, T11 (4x Ash) - Crown lift to 6m. (summary)
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2611/26 Awaiting decision
18, The Avenue, London, E11 2EF
TPO 29/06 - T23 (Sycamore) - fell and replace with flowering cherry Prunus Kanzan. (Summary).
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2124/26 Granted
Woodford Wells Cricket And Lawn Tennis Club, Monkhams Lane, Woodford Green, IG8 0NL
TPO 04/60 - T2 (Alder) - reduce crown height by 7-8m; T3 (Cedar) - reduce by 1m to lower crown; T4 (Hornbeam) - reduce crown height by 3.5m. (Summary).
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2367/26 Granted
36, Mornington Road, Woodford Green, IG8 0TL
T1 (Leylandii hedge) - Fell and grind. (summary)
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2178/26 Refused
27, Chancery House, The Avenue, London
TPO 06/01 - T1 (Ash) - fell to as close to ground level as possible. (Summary).