19, Highbury Terrace, London, N5 1UP Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/3276/TRE - Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - tulip tree (12m) - remove lowest branch growing towards birch tree. T2 - mulberry tree (5m) - reduce height to approximately 3m from ground level. T3 - mulberry tree (5m) - reduce height to approximately 3m from ground level. T4 - twisted willow tree (14m) - lift crown over rear neighbour’s garden by approximately 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Validated
21 Nov 2025
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Approved
24 Nov 2025

Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Article 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_002Highbury FieldsII
Grade II listed: Numbers 17 to 22 (Consecutive) and Attached Railings
List entry 1298037 · 9 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
Highbury Fields 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Islington 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 ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
Critical Drainage Group3_002Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Highbury FieldsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
IICouncil record
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Also on the record
Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 25 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Sales history 1

Last sold for £875,000 in July 1996. Terraced house, freehold.

10 July 1996£875,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Postcode
N5 1UP
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Highbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Tree Works - Auto Permit
Decision date
24 Nov 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tree Matters Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, about the council's usual 5 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
530decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14504444

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Rear garden T1- Wild Cherry tree- Crown reduction of approximately 1.5 m, prune back cros…
P2021/3578/TRE
2017
T1- Cherry tree- Remove dead branches. T2- Quince tree-Reduce in overlong branches by up…
P2017/3879/TRE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2024
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2024
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2023 Approved
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Erection of single storey rear infill extension.
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Replacement of single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber units on the front…
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2022 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
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Proposed 4.8 metre second floor rear extension.
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2016 Approved
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2016
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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