53 Willow Road London NW3 1TP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3274/T - Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

SIDE GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T1) - Reduce crown to previous points by no more than 3.5m - 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 9 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Hampstead 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) Non-immediate Article 4 · Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties) · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Willow Cottages, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 24 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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 56 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NW3 1TP
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Hampstead Town
Case officer
Show
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ashmore Arb Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. 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 →

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
REAR GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T1) - Remove new growth back to previous points of reducti…
2022/3287/T
2021 Refused
Replacement windows to side & rear elevation
2021/4858/P
2017 Approved
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Plane (TPO ref: 14H-T53) - Reduce crown by up to 2m and thin by 10%, cro…
2017/2960/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Apple (T1) - Reduce all round to previous reduction points approx. 1m…
2024/5538/T
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2024
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2024 Approved
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REAR GARDEN: 3 x Birch (G2) - Crown reduce by 2m - 3m. Crown lift to 2.5m. Prune back fro…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Flat A 25 Willow Road London NW3 1TL
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2024/2117/T
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2024/2236/T
2024 Approved
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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) (T1) - Reduce all round to previ…
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Flat 1 31 Willow Road London NW3 1TL
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2024 Approved
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2023/4182/P
2024 Approved
Flat A 7 Denning Road London NW3 1ST
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Fell to ground level.
2024/0731/T
2016 Approved
21 Willoughby Road London NW3 1RT
Erection of part single storey part two storey rear extension, following demolition of ex…
2016/1086/P
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Field Maple (T1) - reduce back to previous points of reduction
2016/0997/T
2016 Approved
40 Willow Road London NW3 1TN
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings