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2026/3079/T - Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

FRONT AREA (SEE MAP): 1 x Malus (T42) - Remove epicormic growth. Reduce lateral and sub lateral crown spread by approx. 1.2m. Thin density by 20%. 1 x Birch (T43) - Thin crown density by 20%. 1 x Hawthorn (T44) - Thin crown density by approx. 20% (evenly throughout). Raise crown by approx. 1.2m. Reduce over extended branches back into the main crown structure up to 1.2m - 1.4m, thereby increasing light levels to the block. 1 x Birch (T45) - Raise crown over the bus stop by approx. 1.25m. Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Birch (T47) - Thin crown density by approx. 20%. 1 x Plum (T48) - Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points whilst retaining approx. 30% of fine branch structure to the maintain crown continuity. 1 x Birch (T49) - Reduce over extended branches back into the main crown structure, up to approx. 1.3m. 1 x Cherry (T50) - Reduce the crown by approx. 1.2m all round. 1 x Rhus (T51) - Tip prune to reduce by up to 1.2m. Thin crown density by approx. 20%. Raise crown by 1m. 1 x Holly (T52) - Reduce lateral growth over the pavement by 1m. Tip prune remaining crown to shape and tidy, up to 1m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

West End 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Basements. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Camden 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 Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very 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

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NW6 1UL
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Fortune Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 23 days faster than Camden's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,419decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026