Barton House Group Practice, BARTON HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE, 233 - 237 Albion Road, Hackney, London, N16 9JT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1738 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved

Proposal

CPT 1 - (Ash, Hornbeam, Holly, Elder and 3 x Lime) - 3 x Lime trees overhanging and touching building and causing damage to retaining wall– Prune back and crown lift 5m. 1 x Holly touching building – Prune back 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Air quality management area: Hackney 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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Mary's Rectory, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 13 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.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 18 m away: Clissold Park
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Registered park or garden about 99 m away: Clissold 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
Local nature reserve about 459 m away: Abney Park Cemetery; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Designated open space about 20 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Hackney
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
N16 9JT
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Clissold Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Mitie

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 23 days faster than Hackney's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
272decided in the last year

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
23 Oct 2026
Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hackney decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #248 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #257 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #220 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #201 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
204 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
2 decided
1,323
Total decisions
241 refused in the year to March 2026