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TPP/0705/25 - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Lime (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce by 2-3 metres back to most recent previous pruning points, leaving no furnishings. Standing in Group G68 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T3) - Re-pollard back to most recent previous points, leaving no furnishings. Standing in Group G68 of Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Consultation
6 Nov 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: APPROVE WITH CONDS TPO PRUNE Decision Notice · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Tree preservation order 15 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Oakleigh Park, N.20.B) Tree Preservation Order 1969 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts 1962 and 1968 Civic amenities Act 1967.; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
N20 9JH
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Whetstone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
Trees: Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
G & R Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 12 days slower than Barnet's median of 41 for tree works. Approved, as 97% of tree works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14441905
Planning Portal ref
PP-14441905
Comments by
27 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2025
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

2022 Approved
1 x Lime (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce height by 2.00 M back to most previous pruning poi…
TPP/0132/22
2017 Approved
1 x Lime (applicant's ref. T3) - Growing into Leylandii. Reduce back 2m and tidy. Standin…
TPP/0841/17
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Refused
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25/4312/HSE
2025 Approved
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TPP/0714/25
2025 Approved
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1 x London Plane (applicants ref T1) - Crown reduce vertical and lateral growth by 2-3 M…
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2025 Approved
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Single-storey rear extension
25/2009/HSE
2025 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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24/5223/HSE
2024 Approved
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24/1505/PNH
2024 Refused
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Single storey rear extension with a proposed depth of 6m, maximum height of 2.99m and eav…
24/0863/PNH
2024 Refused
24 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
Single storey rear extension
24/0559/192
2023 Approved
8 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
Erection of a rear outbuilding
23/4675/192
2023 Approved
18 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1) - Has basal decay and a fruiting Bracket Rigid Porus, reduc…
TPP/0080/23
2022 Approved
8 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
Erection of front boundary brick piers and new access gates
22/4260/HSE
2022 Approved
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Proposed single storey rear extension maximum of 8m in depth (stepped arrangement so cert…
22/0667/PNH
2022 Approved
8 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space, replacement of existing garage door w…
22/0641/192
2021 Approved
41 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JE
Erection of a rear outbuilding
21/6715/192
2021 Approved
8 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
1 x Lime - Reduce to previous pollard points. Standing in G136 of Tree Preservation Order
TPP/0764/21
2021 Approved
41 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JE
First floor rear extension. Demolition and rebuild of existing roof including side dormer…
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2017 Approved
45 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JE
Two storey front extension, garage conversion and alterations to doors and windows. Loft…
17/0208/HSE
2017 Approved
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Extensions to roof including removal of existing rear dormer and insertion of new larger…
17/0259/192
2016 Approved
53 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JE
Replacement of existing front boundary wall with new boundary wall including electronic g…
16/2882/HSE
2016 Approved
18 Oakleigh Avenue London N20 9JH
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2016 Refused
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Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new dwelling with rooms in roofspace.
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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