Brentford Island Lock,Tallow Road,TW8 8EB Data via plota.co.uk

P/2025/2780 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within a Conservation Area: G1 - Hornbeam Group x 18, car park, reduce to previous points of reduction. T3 - Cherry Tree, north of Tallow Road, reduce the crowns by 1-1.5 metres. T4 - Callery Pear Tree, north of Tallow Road, crown reduction reducing the height and spread of the tree back to previous points. G3 - Silver Birch x 3, entrance, reduce crown back to previous points reduce height by 2.5 metres. G4 - Row of Ornamental Pears x 11, surrounding the roundabout, reduce the larger trees by approximately 1.5-2 metres, light reduction of the remaining trees to match the other trees. G5 - Willow x 1 and Silver Birch x 3, next to the canal bank, reduce all aspects of the crowns back to previous point of reduction and back from building. G6 - Silver Birch x 2 and Birch Trees x 2, next to canal and car park, reduce all aspects of the crowns by approximately 2.5 metres. T5 - Weeping Willow, next to the canal at the far end of Brentford Lock, reduce crown by approximately 3 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
1 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
24 Oct 2025

Approved on 24 Oct 2025 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Grand Union Canal & Boston Manor conservation area
Also Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor. 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor, Brentford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area
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: Hounslow 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Boatman's Institute, Grade II, about 45 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 13 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.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hounslow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Flood defence about 35 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Town centre about 51 m away: Brentford.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
Hounslow
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TW8 8EB
Received
16 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
Syon & Brentford Lock
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
24 Oct 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 1 Oct 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3370102 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 11 days slower than Hounslow's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
499decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2025
Hounslow
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#268 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Hounslow is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #203 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Hounslow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 75% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 75% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hounslow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
71%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #294 of 296
75%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #293 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #203 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #208 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
72 decided
1,191
Total decisions
340 refused in the year to March 2026