The Charterhouse, Suttons Hospital, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Ficus carica located to the rear of Pensioners Court in The Charterhouse. See map for location. The tree has been planted very close to a wall that is the boundary wall between Charterhouse and QMUL Charterhouse Square campus. The wall appears to have cracked possibly as a result of suckering around the base of the fig. Additionally there is a suspicion the the figs roots have caused damage to water pipes causing a leak into the basement of QMUL. QMUL also store gas canisters on the other side of the wall, which would be problematic if the wall were to collapse. The Charterhouse would like to remove this tree to prevent further damage to the wall and/ or water pipes. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 May 2026 · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Site constraints 24
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- 29 mPensioners' Court and Stable Court, the CharterhouseGrade II
- 56 mPump in Preacher's Court, the CharterhouseGrade II
- 64 m88, St John StreetGrade II
- 65 m86, St John StreetGrade II
- 65 m82 and 84, St John StreetGrade II
- 65 m80, St John StreetGrade II
- 67 m78, St John StreetGrade II
- 76 m70 and 72, Clerkenwell RoadGrade II
- 78 m72, St John StreetGrade II
- 82 mFour Lamps in Preacher's Court, the CharterhouseGrade II
- 94 mThe CharterhouseGrade I
- 114 m69, 71 and 73, St John StreetGrade II
- 114 mLamp in Master's Court, the CharterhouseGrade II
- 120 mBacon SmokehouseGrade II
- 126 m27, St John's SquareGrade II
- 131 mThe White Bear Public HouseGrade II
- 137 mLamp South of Master's Court, the CharterhouseGrade II
- 138 mSt John's GateGrade I
- 144 mFormer Caretaker's Lodge and Gatehouse, St Bartholomew's Medical CollegeGrade II
- 146 mNumber 14 and Attached RailingsGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 4 days from validation, about the council's usual 5 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Islington in the last twelve months, from validation. Islington decision record →
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- PP-14890627
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26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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