Planning application
18 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to T1 - Gleditsia tree: Crown reduce height and spread by approx 2.5m from branch tips all round to previous pruning points. Height of approx 11m reduced to 8.5m. Spread of 7m reduced to approx 4.5m. Tree becoming too large for position, needs reduction work to manage size in proportion to surroundings
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02131/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02131/NC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 6QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 19 January 2026, 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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