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HGY/2026/1486 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Rear garden: General maintenance works: T1: Mature Lime: Approximately 7.00m: Growing within close proximity of the building. Reduce back to previous and most recent pollard points. T2: Hybrid Birch: Approximately 2.50m: Remove dead wood only. T3: Cedar: Approximately 8.00m: Thin crown density by approximately 20-25%. Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth over the pond by up to 1.00m. Tip prune height to reduce by approximately 1.30m. Reduce remaining crown by up to 60cm to shape and balance as required. Rear Left Hand Corner: T4: Ash: approximately 9.00m: Reduce crown back to previous and most recent points of reduction, approximately 1.20m-1.50m. T5: Lime: Approximately 11.00m: Reduce by up to approximately 2.50m, pruning back to suitable growth points. T6: Small Apple: Approximately 3.50m: Reduce by approximately 1.00m. T7 & T8: 2 x Mature Eucalyptus: Approximately 7.00m: Reduce crowns by up to 1.50m to help maintain more compact crown structure. Thin densities by approximately 20%. Remove dead wood throughout the crowns. T9: Robinia Frisa: Approximately 8.00m: Thin crown density by up to 10%. Remove dead wood. Tip prune any overlong branches up to 0.75m back into main crown structure back into the main crown structure. T10: Picea: Approximately 8.00m: Tip prune to reduce crown by up to approximately 1.00m to help control dimensions and clear the crown of the Magnolia adjacent. T11: Magnolia Grandiflora: Approximately 7.00m: Reduce the crown by up to approximately 1.20m to help stimulate lower leaf generation. Remove dead wood. T12: Mature Cork Screw Willow: Approximately 9.00m: Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction/pollard points whilst preserving a suitable amount of furnishing growth to ensure crown continuity. Remove dead wood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 27 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Hillfield 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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of Holy Innocents, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N8 7DG
Received
around 27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Hornsey
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 36 days slower than Haringey's median of 27 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
357decided in the last year

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

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Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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