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TPP/0458/26 - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Remove two large snapped hanging branches to make safe. Pollard tree to approx height of previous pollarding. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. (5 day notice) 1 x Dead Sycamore (applicants ref. T2) - Remove to ground level. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. (Exempt works) 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T3) - Remove dead, partially snapped branch overhanging croquet lawn. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. (Exempt works) 1 x Unknown Tree (applicants ref. T4) - Remove dead branch hanging over children's play area. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. (Exempt works) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Barnet 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
Protected tree 15 m away: Tree Preservation Order made under The Town and Country Planning Act, 1962., order TRE/FI/12; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 79 m away: Whetstone.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
N20 0EH
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Whetstone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Trees: Exempt
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NP Treecare Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 29 days faster than Barnet's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
451decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
14b0f14b-f387-4018-a041-5ddf5e25434e
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnet is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #42 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barnet is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barnet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #285 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #42 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #29 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
319 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
41%
Change of use approved
132 decided
2,541
Total decisions
625 refused in the year to March 2026