16 Ufton Grove, Hackney, London, N1 4HG Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2475 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Rear Garden Rear Boundary • T1 - 1 x Apple tree to crown reduce by approximately 30% Rear Right Hand Boundary • T2- 1 x Sycamore to prune to previous points • T3- 1 x Judas tree to crown reduce by approximately 30% • T4- 1 x Gingko to crown reduce by approximately 30%. • Clear all arisings leaving site clean and tidy. All general maintentance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Approved
28 Nov 2025

Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Tree in Con Area Final Decision Notice · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 16 Ufton Grove Site plan.jpg Plans · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF 16 Ufton Grove.jpg Photo · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 110-116, Southgate Road N1
List entry 1235413 · 21 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 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 ↗
De Beauvoir 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
De Beauvoir Conservation Area (article 4 direction area) · Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £2,350,000 in June 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

27 June 2024£2,350,000
5 February 2018£1,700,000
29 October 1999£108,000

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

Building

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
N1 4HG
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Ward
De Beauvoir Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
28 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Green Urban London Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 10 days faster than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
371decided 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
22 Dec 2025

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
T1: Sycamore: Approximately 16.00m. Rear garden: (Lapsed Pollard). Reduce back to approxi…
2021/3190
2019 Withdrawn
The diameter of the trunk is approx 400mm. Species - Unspecified Shrub This is an ugly sh…
2019/3173
Within ~100m

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2016 Approved
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2016/1606
2016 Approved
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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
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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
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

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.