Planning application
5 Arbour Square, London, E1 0SH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to - Oak Tree located within a relatively small residential rear garden. Crown reduce the mature oak tree by up to 2.5 metres in height and up to 2.0 metres in lateral spread, removing no more than approximately 20?25% of the live crown, whilst retaining the tree's natural form and amenity value. The works will include the removal of any deadwood.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/01313/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/01313/NC
- Type
- Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stepney Green
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 0SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Tower Hamlets for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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