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HGY/2026/2558 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T49 - Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia sp./Black Locust) Lift low canopy to 2.5 m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 11 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Other documents 4

PDF Tree Work Report HGY.2026.2558 PDF · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF report.pdf PDF · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF map.pdf PDF · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Stroud Green 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 59 m away: Parkland Walk
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: Haringey 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 86 m away: Finsbury 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
Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 60 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N4 4LX
Received
around 11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Stroud Green
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Jane Newington
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
357decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Historical activity at this location

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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
Flat A, 76, Upper Tollington Park, London, N4 4NB
Single storey rear and infill extension.
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2019 Approved
Flat C, 82, Upper Tollington Park, London, N4 4NB
Installation of external air conditioning unit to rear gable, with associated pipework
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2018 Approved
Flat C, 7, Scarborough Road, London, N4 4LX
Erection of rear dormer, insertion of one front and one side rooflight.
HGY/2018/2324
2018 Approved
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Side and rear extensions to ground floor flat involving removal of existing rear extensio…
HGY/2018/0265
2017 Refused
Flat C 7 Scarborough Road London N4 4LX
Erection of a rear dormer and side dormer, insertion of 1 rear and 1 front rooflight and…
HGY/2017/3524
2017 Approved
6 Scarborough Road London N4 4LT London
Single storey ground floor rear extension
HGY/2017/1869
2017 Approved
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Creation of roof terrace to rear of property
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2016 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
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Haringey is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Haringey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #209 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #151 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
279 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,469
Total decisions
217 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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