22 Springfield Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3DE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/1393/26 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Little Common Conservation Area T1 Common Ash (by the entrance to the block): in poor condition, suffering from Hymenoscyphus Fraxineus (Ash dieback) upon climbing inspection, significant parts of the crown have started to die off making the tree unsafe. Fell to ground level T2 Sycamore: Reduce lateral and vertical growth by 3m approx to clear from neighbour's property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Validated
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Tree survey Report/Assessment · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Plan Plans · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form (Redacted) · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACK - Work to Trees in Conservation Area Email · 21 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Local nature reserve about 53 m away: Stanmore Common
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.
Air quality management area: Harrow 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.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 37 m away: Stanmore and Edgware / Little Common; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 408 m away: Bentley Priory SSSI; Inside the Harrow 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 2

Last sold for £375,000 in February 2016. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

12 February 2016£375,000
29 November 2010£220,000

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

Building

Floor area56 m² (603 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyMaisonette, 3 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HA7 3DE
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Stanmore
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
G & R Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 5 days faster than Harrow's median of 8 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
71decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026

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Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Harrow ranks #115 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harrow 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
Harrow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #273 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #261 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #115 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #77 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
133 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
38%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,330
Total decisions
298 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.