Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0189/26 - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Dead ash (applicants ref. T1) - Remove to ground level Standing in T11 of Tree Preservation Order. (5 day notice) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
1 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: EXEMPT TPO PRUNE Decision Notice · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE REPORT Report · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 DAY NOTICE Application Document · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Totteridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Agricultural Land Restriction Area 1 · Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Air quality management area: Barnet AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 15 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Brooksby, Totteridge Lane, N.20) Tree Preservation Order 1970 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts 1962 and 1968 Civic Amenities Act 1967.; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Open access land 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
N20 8NJ
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Totteridge & Woodside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Trees: Exempt
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Tree Kings

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 39 days faster than Barnet's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
359decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Barnet in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
8fee2a4b-25b4-4378-af86-20b9803b36ff

Historical activity at this location

39 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Installation of solar panels to the roof
24/3260/192
2024 Approved
Installation of solar panels to the roof
24/2003/192
2022 Approved
1 x Maple (applicants ref. T14) - Fell to ground level. Standing in T3 of Tree Preservati…
TPP/0384/22
2021 Approved
1 x dead Corsican Pine (applicant's ref. T4), 1 x dead Lawson Cypress (applicant's ref. T…
TPP/0440/21
2020 Approved
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicant's ref. T5) - Fell dead tree to ground level
TCF/0931/20
2020 Approved
1 x Maple (applicant's ref. T1) - Remove dead stem. T8 of Tree Preservation Order;1 x Ash…
TPF/0932/20
2017 Approved
1 x Maple (applicant's ref. T1) - Dismantle. T8 of Tree Preservation Order2 x Ash (applic…
TPM/0329/17
2018 Approved
Submission of details of condition 4 (Temporary Tree Protection Plan) pursuant to plannin…
18/6709/CON
2018 Approved
1 x Acer (hollow) - Fell. T3 of Tree Preservation Order
TPM/0444/18
2018 Approved
1 x Acer - Reduce 1 limb (to facilitate felling of hollow Acer) (see TPM/0444/18)
TCP/0627/18
2016 Refused
Erection of a single storey bungalow following demolition of existing outbuildings. New l…
16/8104/FUL
2016 Approved
1 x Magnolia (applicant's ref. TG04) - Formative prune to remove conflicting branches and…
TPM/0789/16
2016 Refused
2 x Monterey Cypress (applicant's ref. TG02) - Fell. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preserva…
TPM/0606/16
2016 Approved
1 x Fir (applicant's ref. T01) - Remove deadwood throughout crown. Standing in area A1 of…
TPP/0645/16
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Fairlights 3 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
3 x Lime (applicants ref. G1) - 10m. Reduce height by 4m and trim back on east side by 3m…
TCP/0289/24
2024 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Infill of the existing swimming pool and excavation to create new swimming pool
24/0012/HSE
2023 Refused
Land Between 2 And 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with basement level
23/0082/FUL
2022 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a replacement dwelli…
22/3959/FUL
2022 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing shed and greenhouse. Erecti…
22/3406/192
2021 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
2 x Cherry (applicant's ref. T9 and T10), 1 x Apple (applicant's ref. T40), 1 x Poplar (a…
TCP/0647/21
2021 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/3922/192
2021 Refused
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/2551/192
2021 Refused
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/1019/192
2021 Approved
5 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Conifer (applicant's ref. 1) - Reduce by 50%;1 x Lime (applicant's ref. 3) - Reduce b…
TCP/0156/21
2020 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
2 x Cherry (applicant's ref. T9, T10) - Remove;4 x Apple (applicant's ref. T11, T29, T30…
TCF/1089/20
2020 Refused
Land Between 2 And 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with basement level
20/4479/FUL
2019 Refused
The White House 18 Totteridge Common London N20 8NG
Single storey ground floor rear extension
19/5739/HSE
2019 Approved
The White House 18 Totteridge Common London N20 8NG
Single storey front extension incorporating new front porch. First floor side extension t…
19/2046/HSE
2018 Approved
Land At Horseshoe Lane (between Brooksby House 2 And Hillsborough Cottage 4) Totteridge London N20 8NJ
7 x Lawson's Cypress (applicant's ref. G1) - Reduce heights by approx. 30%. Standing in a…
TPP/0853/18
2018 Refused
Land At Horseshoe Lane (between Brooksby House 2 And Hillsborough Cottage 4) Totteridge London N20 8NJ
7 x Lawson's Cypress (applicant's ref. G1) - Fell to ground level. Standing in area A1 of…
TPF/0870/18
2016 Approved
5 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey side/rear conservatory
16/5227/HSE
2016 Approved
Land At Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Dead Pine - Remove. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order1 x Pine - Remove d…
TPM/0464/16
2016 Approved
5 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Eucalyptus - Remove
TCF/0237/16
2024 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of conditions 4 (Refuse) and 5 (Cycle Storage) pursuant to planning…
24/4425/CON
2024 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of condition 12 (Means of Enclosure) pursuant to planning permissio…
24/4426/CON
2024 Approved
Site Of Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of condition 3 (Hard and soft landscaping) 4 (Excavation for servic…
24/2677/CON
2023 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of conditions 18 (Sensitive Lighting Scheme) pursuant to planning p…
23/3415/CON
2023 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of conditions 14 (Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 22/3…
23/3363/CON
2023 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Submission of details of conditions 3 (Materials), 13 (Levels), 15 (Details of Excavation…
23/3053/CON
Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnet is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #42 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barnet is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barnet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #285 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #42 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #29 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
319 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
41%
Change of use approved
132 decided
2,541
Total decisions
625 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings