87, Harpenden Road, London, E12 5HL Data via plota.co.uk

1393/26 - Works to Trees in Con. Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 (Eucalyptus) - reduce height by 3m and eastern spread by 4m; and T2 (Sycamore) - remove three lowest branches on western side (all under 100mm diameter) and lateral reduction up to 2m from branch ends. (Summary). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Aldersbrook 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Redbridge 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.
Registered park or garden 90 m away: Wanstead Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Heritage at risk 88 m away: Wanstead Park; Green belt 79 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Discharge of conditions of approved permission 3746/23: Materials (Condition 3).

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Works to Trees in Con. Area
Postcode
E12 5HL
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Wanstead Park
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 5 days faster than Redbridge's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
219decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14964000
Comments by
17 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Redbridge ranks #129 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Redbridge 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
Redbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #292 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #267 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #129 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #90 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
152 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
32%
Change of use approved
192 decided
1,673
Total decisions
461 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings