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P2025/3236/TRE - Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1` - Hawthorn Fell. replace with Amelanchier or Prunus sp. THIS TREE IS LOCATED IN THE PLANTER AT THE ENTRANCE TO ABERDEEN PARK ON HIGHBURY GROVE Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 04:16

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Application progress

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Received

17 Nov 2025

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Validated

19 Nov 2025

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Approved

24 Nov 2025

Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Article 4 directionHighbury FieldsWithin 50m of Aberdeen Park

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.

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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 ↗

2 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Pillar Box on Aberdeen Park by junction with Highbury Grove, Grade II, 50 m away · 2 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.

Show all 2 with distances

50 mPillar Box on Aberdeen Park by junction with Highbury GroveGrade II
141 mChristchurch VicarageGrade II

Historic England ↗

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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 ↗

Highbury FieldsCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Within 50m of Aberdeen ParkCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Also on the record

Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 57 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: Islington
Application type: Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Received: 17 Nov 2025
Validated: 19 Nov 2025
Ward: Highbury
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Jan 2026
Decision: Tree Works - Auto Permit
Decision date: 24 Nov 2025
Applicant: Show
Agent: Gareth Wellburn

How this decision compares

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

This one5d

Council5d

UK37d

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-14493947

Islington

Planning Authority Score

2.9/10

Poor

#237 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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