Planning application
Gatehouse Independent School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Planes Tree x 2, crown reduce to previous points, approx. 2m. Cyclical maintenance in school playground.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01714/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01714/NC
- Type
- Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permit
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bethnal Green East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E2 9JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/00863/S Granted
Gatehouse Independent School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Samples) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01349, dated 13/10/2025
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PA/25/01349/A1 Granted
Gatehouse Independent School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
First floor addition over an existing single storey outbuilding.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
M Parkin Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London
Active · incorporated 2010 · London
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- TREE LOCATION
- SITE LOCATION
- TREE DETAILS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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