53 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0572/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Liquid Amber - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2025

Approved on 22 Oct 2025 · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACK: TREEWORKS IN CA Correspondence · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Local nature reserve 67 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.
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 ↗
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 55-61, Temple Fortune Hill, Grade II, 26 m away · 2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
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.
Show all 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (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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Building

Floor area202 m² (2,174 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7XR
Received
10 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Sept 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
22 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
G & R Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. 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 31 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14320237
Planning Portal ref
PP-14320237
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
1 x Blue Cedar (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce lateral and vertical growth by 0.5m to maint…
TCP/0108/25
2023 Approved
1 x Liquid Amber (applicants ref. T1) - Thin crown density by 20%. Reduce overlong extran…
TCP/0542/23
2019 Approved
1 x Liquidambar (applicant's ref. T1) - Reduce extraneous branches by 20% back into main…
TCP/0753/19
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
10 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
Conversion of the existing garage into habitable room. Insertion of side window
25/5117/HSE
2025
61 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
1 x Contorted Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 6.00m: Reduce back to previous…
TCP/0596/25
2025 Approved
10 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
Conversion of the existing garage into habitable room
25/1525/HSE
2025
12 Erskine Hill London NW11 6HB
1 x Infected Yew (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce by 50%. 1 x Red Cherry (applicants ref. T2…
TCP/0147/25
2025
51 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XP
Internal and external works including: Replacement of the existing kitchen window with a…
25/0987/HSE
2024 Approved
18 Erskine Hill London NW11 6HD
1 x Oak - Reduce the density by thinning approximately 20% including the removal of dead…
TPP/0701/24
2024
52 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
1 x Hawthorn (applicants ref. T1) - Remove creeper from tree and crown thin by 15%.
TCP/0683/24
2024 Approved
Opp 48 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XS
Installation of 1no. Virgin media green cabinet
24/4675/LIC
2024 Approved
9 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
1 x Box Elder - Remove and grind out roots.
TCP/0381/24
2024 Withdrawn
10 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
Removal of internal load bearing wall
24/2633/HSE
2024 Approved
46 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XS
Internal and external repairs/maintenance and alterations, including: Alterations to inte…
24/1590/LBC
2024 Approved
46 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XS
Internal and external repairs/maintenance and alterations, including: Alterations to inte…
24/1589/HSE
2024 Approved
46 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XS
Structural underpinning works to the front and side elevation external walls and main int…
24/1630/LBC
2024 Approved
59 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
Replacement of existing single glazed windows and garden doors with double glazed windows…
24/1937/HSE
2024 Approved
59 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
Replacement of single glazed windows and garden doors with double glazed windows and gard…
24/1938/LBC
2023 Approved
16 Erskine Hill London NW11 6HD
1 x Mature Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 12.00m: Reduce lateral and sub late…
TCP/0658/23
2023 Approved
61 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
1 x Twisted Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Semi mature tree on RHS towards the bottom of r…
TCP/0154/23
2022 Approved
13 Erskine Hill London NW11 6HA
Internal alterations at second floor level following removal of existing cupboards and ea…
22/2779/LBC
2022 Approved
20 Erskine Hill London NW11 6HD
1 x Eucalyptus (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 10.00m: Reduce crown back to previous…
TCP/0650/22
2022 Approved
57 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XR
1 x Apple Tree - Remove and replant with new Apple Tree.
TCP/0545/22
2016 Approved
15 North Square London NW11 7AD
Replacement of non original windows and doors with double glazing. 3no flush rooflights t…
16/5102/LBC
2016 Approved
15 North Square London NW11 7AD
Replacement of non original windows and doors with double glazing. 3no flush rooflights t…
16/5101/HSE
2016 Approved
4 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
Extension and resurfacing to existing patio area. Repair to the existing retaining wall…
16/2815/HSE
2016 Approved
4 Chatham Close London NW11 6HE
1 x Prunus, 1 x Pear and 2 x Ash (AGA letter ref. 1, 4 and 6) - Remove1 x Prunus (AGA let…
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2016 Approved
15 North Square London NW11 7AD
1 x Oak - Remove two branches over the garden to rebalance
TCP/0077/16
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.