22 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QJ Data via plota.co.uk

T0106.26 Approved

Proposal

T1 (front grd right side of property) Eucalyptus Fell as close to ground level as possible, poison stump and remove all arisings. Works due to excessive bird faeces, excessive shading and wrong position for tree. Likely reason for block paving lifting but not established. Suggested replanting with more suitable tree in a more suitable place. T2 (rear grd right fence line) Silver birch (standing Dead tree) Fell as close to ground level as possible and remove all arisings T3 Ex-Large Poplar Bottom of garden by lake (Standing dead tree) Fell as close to railing level as possible, Ganoderma present at base, no foliage in tree. There is a lot of rot at the base so itâ??s unsafe to climb, a Spider Mewp is required to carry out these works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Gidea Park 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: &nbsp
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Havering 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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Sections of Boundary Wall, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to Former Gidea Hall, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 188 m away: Section of Roman road on Gidea Park golf course; Green belt about 15 m away: London; Inside the Havering built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £420,000 in July 1998. Detached house, freehold.

28 July 1998£420,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM2 5QJ
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Work Approved Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 11 days faster than Havering's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 77% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Havering
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#251 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Havering is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #202 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Havering is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Havering decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
74%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #290 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #262 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #202 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #207 of 296
42%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
101 decided
1,501
Total decisions
385 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.