34 Digby Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Laurel tree: Reduce height by approx 2m from branch ends. Ensure opposing top windows remain hidden behind tree. Reduce lateral spread by 1.5m from branch ends to contain and shape tree. Reduce extended limb overhanging neighbours back by 2m from branch tip. Works required to contain tree in confined garden space. T2 Plum tree: Fell tree to low stump. Remove already fallen limbs in hedge row. Tree is poor condition with multiple failed limbs from decay and dieback. Ganoderma brackets present at base. Unsafe to retain tree. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- N4 2HR
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Brownswood Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hickson Wardle Treecare
How this decision compares
Decided in 13 days from validation, 15 days faster than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
Hackney is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 296. Hackney is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
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