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HGY/2026/1166 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Front garden: acer (T1) - remove low branches over front garden, remove small growth growing towards pavement (upto 1.5m) Reason: to allow more light into garden and clearance from pavement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Other documents 4

PDF Tree Work Report HGY.2026.1166 PDF · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO-2026-04-09-13-39-25.jpg JPG · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 11 Southwood Lawn.png PNG · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Highgate 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: Haringey 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
Inside the Haringey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N6 5SD
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Highgate
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 4 days faster than Haringey's median of 22 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
415decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Coach House Court, 27 Highgate Avenue, Hornsey, London, N6 5SJ
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HGY/2025/3083
2025 Approved
69 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5EX
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HGY/2025/3294
2025 Approved
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Works to tree protected by a TPO. Front Garden. T1 - Acacia - Crown reduction by removal…
HGY/2025/2577
2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/3122
2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/2751
2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/2867
2025 Approved
24 Southwood Lawn Road, Hornsey, London, N6 5SF
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HGY/2025/2343
2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/2822
2025 Approved
9 Southwood Lawn Road, Hornsey, London, N6 5SD
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2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/2664
2025 Approved
43 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5EX
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HGY/2025/2270
2025 Approved
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HGY/2025/2012
2025 Approved
25 Southwood Lawn Road, Hornsey, London, N6 5SD
Excavation of rear basement extension
HGY/2025/1627
2025 Approved
20 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5HA
Back garden of no. 20: yew (T1) - reduce overhanging branches by 1m, back to boundary lin…
HGY/2025/2139
2025 Approved
75 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5EX
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown to points of previous redu…
HGY/2025/1624
2025 Approved
5 Southwood Lawn Road, Hornsey, London, N6 5SD
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T2 - Oak - reduce crown to points of previous reduction…
HGY/2025/1623
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43 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5EX
Amendment to the cladding material on rear and side dormers from grey lead to red standin…
HGY/2025/1458
2025 Approved
5 Southwood Lawn Road, Hornsey, London, N6 5SD
T3 - Ash - reduce crown to points of previous reduction - 2m approx. branch length remova…
HGY/2025/1626
2025 Approved
31 Cholmeley Crescent, Hornsey, London, N6 5EX
Lawful development: Proposed works for a residential outbuilding
HGY/2025/0213
2024 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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HGY/2016/3770
2016 Decided
21 Southwood Lawn Road London N6 5SD
Installation of external wall insulation to the side and rear elevations only
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
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Haringey is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

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Haringey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #209 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #151 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
279 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,469
Total decisions
217 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings