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TPP/0447/26 - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Remove to ground level. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. Exempt Work Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: EXEMPT TPO PRUNE Decision Notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF 5 DAY NOTICE Application Document · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE REPORT Report · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO Photo · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO Photo · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO Photo · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Mill Hill 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
NW7 2RR
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Mill Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Trees: Exempt
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Alex Fluin

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 32 days faster than Barnet's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
446decided 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 8 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
74573ff5-b8c4-4e91-b646-6e41bcdaf6f8
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
New internal access road, junction, car parking facilities, grounds maintenance building…
22/6038/FUL
2024 Approved
1 x Ash (applicants ref. 219) - Prune back lateral branches from building and crown lift…
TPP/0174/24
2023 Approved
1 x Holly (applicants ref. 54) - Fell. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.1 x…
TPP/0432/23
2023
1 x Oak (applicants ref. 410) - Crown reduce by 20%, reduce branches overhanging adjacent…
TPP/0223/23
2019 Approved
1 x Prunus (applicant's ref. T88) - Fell. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preservation Order…
TPM/0125/19
2018 Approved
1 x Robinia (applicant's ref. 458) - Crown lift not to exceed 4m above ground level, (dea…
TPP/0965/18
2018 Approved
4 x Chestnut (applicant's ref. 59, 141, 196, 200); 12 x Maple (applicant's ref. 65, 69, 1…
TPM/0859/18
2019 Approved
Fell the following dead trees:1 x Maple (10);3 x Holly (11, 12, 757);2 x Sorbus (85, 174)…
TPF/0109/19
2018 Approved
1 x Lombardy Poplar (432 of applicant's plan - rear of 83 Woodcote Avenue) - Remove regro…
TPP/0630/18
2018 Refused
3 x Oak (applicant's ref. G1) - Reduce overhanging branches by 2-3 metres to allow for ne…
TPP/0488/18
2018 Approved
1 x Chestnut (applicant's ref. Sgl/585) - Reduce/shape by 20%, Lift to 4m. Standing in Ar…
TPP/0074/18
2017 Decided
1 x "Walnut" (applicant's ref. T1) - Cut back branches to clear Chapel by 1 metre of all…
TPM/0024/17
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
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Retention of front driveway and access ramp
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2018 Decided
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1 x Ash (applicant's ref. 1.0) - Fell. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preservation Order1 x…
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2018 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings