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TCP/0770/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Mature Yew (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 7.00m: Reduce crown by up to 1.20m, by means of reducing the longest branch tips whilst retaining natural crown structure, and feathering crown line as is practicable. Thin crown density throughout by approximately 1.20-1.40m. General maintenance. 1 x Sycamore Sapling (applicants ref. T2) - Approximately 8.00m: Growing within a hedge within close proximity with other mature developed trees. Fell to ground level. Inappropriate species for its location. 1 x Mature Hawthorn (applicants ref. T3) - Approximately 5.00m: Reduce Ivy in the lower crown structure by approximately 1.20m-1.40m, closer to the main hedge line (maintain a naturally undulating Ivy mass). Prune the Rose, hard back into the Hawthorn crown to control spread. Thin crown density by 20%. Reduce over long branches (Tip prune) Hawthorn by up to 1.00m to shape. General maintenance. Mixed Species Hedge Line (applicants ref. G1) - Consisting primarily of Field Maple, Sycamore, Pyracantha and Hazel: Reduce Sycamore stems back into the main hedge line at approximately 2.00m. Trim hedge front where formally maintained. Field Maples: Approximately 8.00m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.20m-1.50m whilst preserving ample furnishing growth to preserve natural growth to preserve natural crown profile. Thin crown densities by 20-25%. Remove ivy which may be advancing into main crown structure. Upper hedge Line: Reduce stems growing into the Field Maples to clear crowns. Reduce over long, wayward stems growing into neighbouring property and between trees by up to 1.80m. General maintenance/ To tidy and control encroachment. 1 x Mature Damson/Plum (applicants ref. T6) - Approximately 5.00m: A large stem has collapsed onto the fence and should be removed. Fell leaning stem to ground level. Control hazard. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Nov 2025
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Consultation
21 Nov 2025
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Approved
30 Dec 2025

Approved on 30 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 18-28, Temple Fortune Hill
List entry 1259527 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (31 Grade II)
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 the other 31 with distances
Historic England ↗
Hampstead Garden Suburb 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 · Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 251 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7XN
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Trees: Not to make TPO
Decision date
30 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14498303
Planning Portal ref
PP-14498303
Neighbours
21 Nov 2025
Consultation
21 Nov 2025
Comments by
19 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2025
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

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