10 Kestrel Close London NW9 5DJ Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0604/26 - Works to TPO trees Pending

Proposal

1 x English Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown height by 3.5m to suitable growth points. Reduce crown spread on all sides by up to 2m. Remove all significant deadwood branches. Standing in Group G21 of Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Barnet's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 3 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (RAF West Camp, Hendon, NW9) Tree Preservation Order 1988 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts, 1971 and 1974; Inside the Barnet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 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 £117,500 in April 1998. Terraced house, freehold.

24 April 1998£117,500

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

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
NW9 5DJ
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Colindale North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Red Squirrel Tree Surgery

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Barnet usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
433decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
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

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