Flat A, 75 Sandringham Road, Hackney, London, E8 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0764 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved

Proposal

Rear garden Sycamore tree: Reduce height by approx 2.5m from branch tips back to suitable pruning points Reduce lateral growth by approx 2.5m from brach tips. Reduce epicormic growth on East side of tree by approx 2m from branch tips back to pruning points retaining furnishing growth. Remove stubs in lower canopy and lift to 3m all round. Overall re-balance shape of tree. Tree has been poorly pruned in past. Objective to reduce and re balance crown Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

St Mark's 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Hackney 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hackney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
E8 2LL
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Dalston Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Hickson Wardle Treecare

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 5 days faster than Hackney's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
272decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 May 2026
Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Hackney is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 296. Hackney is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hackney decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #248 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #257 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #220 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #201 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
204 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
2 decided
1,323
Total decisions
241 refused in the year to March 2026