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PA/26/00486/NC - Works Related to Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to T1: Platanus × hispanica (London Plane Tree) ? crown reduction by approximately 1.5 metr... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Consultation
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG Photo Photo · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG WELLINGTON MAP Photo · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Tower Hamlets Cemetery 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.
Heritage at risk: Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets 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. 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
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
E3 4NE
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Bromley North
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treehab

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 11 days slower than Tower Hamlets's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
71decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 May 2026
Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Refused
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2023 Refused
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2022 Approved
3 Wellington Way, London E3 4NE
Listed Building Consent for roof repairs including repair and replacement of mortar and c…
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2022 Refused
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2021 Approved
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Removal of existing slate tile roof covering and replacement with new Slate Tiles to prop…
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2021 Approved
9-20 Mornington Grove, London, E3 4NS
Removal of existing slate tile roof covering and replacement with new Slate Tiles to prop…
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9-20 Mornington Grove, London E3 4NS
Removal of existing slate tile roof covering and replacement with new Jutland Slate Tiles…
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Replacement of cantilever gate with bi-folding gate and associated works.
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2020 Approved
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Replacement of cantilever gate with bi-folding gate and associated works.
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2020 Refused
9-20 Mornington Grove, London, E3 4NS
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2016 Approved
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings