South Square London NW11 7AL Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0779/25 - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

4 x Ash (applicants ref. TG1) - Remove dead wood, lift lower branches overhanging 8 Hill Close 4m from ground level, cutting back branches overhanging 8 Hill Close to previous reduction point to clear without causing adverse effect to the balance of the tree and the future growth, remove completely one lower branch of T1. Standing in G9 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended descriptions) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Consultation
27 Nov 2025
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Approved
14 Jan 2026

Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: APPROVE WITH CONDS TPO PRUNE Decision Notice · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF CLARIFICATION OF DETAILS Correspondence · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE VISIT PHOTOS Photo · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: 3-18, South Square Nw11
List entry 1359085 · The pin is inside its outline · 27 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 18 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Hampstead Garden Suburb 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 · Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Barnet 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.
Local nature reserve 267 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 70 m away: Church of St Jude, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
NW11 7AL
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Trees: Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
14 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
G & R Tree Surgeons
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 15 days slower than Barnet's median of 41 for tree works. Approved, as 97% of tree works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14501315
Planning Portal ref
PP-14501315
Comments by
18 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
27 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnet is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #42 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barnet 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
Barnet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #285 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #42 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #29 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
319 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
41%
Change of use approved
132 decided
2,541
Total decisions
625 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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