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Raines Foundation School Upper School, Approach Road, London, E2 9LY

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/26/00204/NC Works Related to Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to following trees: 1. x3 - X Large Lime Trees - Crown Reduce by 30% & x1 Medium Lime tree Crown Reduce by 30% 2. x1 - X Large London Plane Tree ? Crown reduce 3 meters to rebalance crown and remove deadwood, plus climbing inspection 3. x1 -X Large Lime Tree & x1 Large Lime Tree -GP (crown lift 4 meters, remove deadwood, prune back from building and lamp columns) 4. x2 - Lorrel Trees - Crown reduce by 2.5 Meters 5. Group 1- Mix of oak, and laurel (8 trees) - crown lift canopy by 4 meters and reshape rom building and lap columns 6. H1 ? Lorrel Hedge - Reduce to height of wall and reduce sides to shape.

As published by the council, reference PA/26/00204/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/26/00204/NC
Type
Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Permit
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Bethnal Green East
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E2 9LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Gristwood and Toms Ltd Agent, registered in Windlesham

Active · incorporated 1991 · Windlesham

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 31 Mar 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Correspondence · 17 Mar 2026
  • DIAGRAM 1 - APPROACH RD Photo · 05 Feb 2026
  • APPROACH ROAD CONS AREA AND TPOS Current Plan · 05 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 31 March 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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