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Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/25/01485/NC Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 (Large London Plane Tree) reduce by 2.0MTRS and T2, T3, T4 T5, T6, T7 & T8 ( x7 Small London Plane Trees) to reduce by 0.5/1.0MTRS

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01485/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01485/NC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Status
Registered
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
22 Aug 2025
Ward
Whitechapel
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E1 1BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/01349/NC Awaiting decision

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Proposal for the addition of an elevated terrace on London Square, providing access to and from t...

    Submitted 14 Sep 2026
  • PA/26/01321/NC Awaiting decision

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026
  • PA/26/01322/NC Awaiting decision

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026
  • PA/26/01210/S Awaiting decision

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (CCTV detail) of Listed Building Consent ref PA/25/...

    Submitted 15 Jul 2026
  • PA/25/02202/NC Granted

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

    Decided 13 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PA/25/02201/NC Granted

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

    Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

    Decided 13 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tower Hamlets took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Keith Archers Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tower Hamlets for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tower Hamlets decided tree works applications in a median of 41 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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