47B Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01495/NC - Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211) Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Aldon - Re pollard to prevent 2-2.5m due to excessive Snapping T2 - Aldon - Re pollard to prevent 2-2.5m due to excessive Snapping T3 - Aldon - Re pollard to prevent 3-4m due to excessive Snapping T4 - Aldon - Re pollard to prevent 3-4m due to excessive Snapping T5 - Aldon - Re pollard to prevent 3-4m due to excessive Snapping… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Oct 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Chapel House 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.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 3.1
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: Tower Hamlets 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 152 m away: Mudchute Park Farm
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Postcode
E14 3AX
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Island Gardens
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Crown Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
71decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
7 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
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2025 Approved
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Works to Bay Laurel Tree (T1) to remove to stump level.
PA/25/01800/NC
2025 Approved
16 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Work to Cherry Tree (T1) - to remove to stump level.
PA/25/01801/NC
2025 Approved
17 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
Proposed single-storey rear extension, alterations to side fenestration, replacement roof…
PA/25/01380/NC
2024 Approved
16 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
London Plane (T1) - Re -pollard 3-5m to allow sunlight into the property.
PA/24/01750/NC
2024 Approved
17 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
x1 London Plane Tree (T1) - Remove regrowth formed since most recent reduction, 4-5m grow…
PA/24/01831/NC
2024 Approved
28 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Reduce crown of rear garden TPO London Plane tree back to previous pollarded points. Circ…
PA/24/01902/NC
2024 Approved
13 Spindrift Avenue, London, E14 9US
T1 - Large Acacia Tree - Felling of tree to ground and grind the stump at rear garden.
PA/24/00774/NC
2023 Approved
30 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Replacement of existing garage with new garage and garden room.
PA/23/02155/NC
2023 Approved
26 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Works to x2 London Plane Trees (T1 & T2) - Crown reduction of 2 meters back to old prunin…
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2023 Approved
37 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Proposal to replace existing side extension with new construction, and replace and extend…
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2023 Approved
5 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
New single storey rear extension, and associated external alterations.
PA/23/00852/NC
2023 Approved
15 Spindrift Avenue, London, E14 9US
Erection of an outbuilding.
PA/23/00734/NC
2023 Approved
43 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
Works to x T1 London Plane : Re-Polland 2-2.5m.
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2023 Approved
34 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Erection of single storey extension and two skylights at rear of the property.
PA/23/00470/NC
2023 Approved
15 Spindrift Avenue, London, E14 9US
Proposed for enlargement of front porch.
PA/23/00256/NC
2023 Approved
30 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Proposal for a single storey rear extension and alterations to garden.
PA/23/00235/NC
2023 Refused
33 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
T1 - London Plane Tree, to be removed from front of property.
PA/23/00284/NC
2022 Refused
30 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Proposed single storey rear extension, including alterations to front garden and garden w…
PA/22/02482/NC
2022 Refused
12 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Retrospective application for the erection of a garden wall to front garden.
PA/22/02379/NC
2016 Approved
37 Hesperus Crescent, London, E14 3AB
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2016 Refused
33 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
1x London Plane tree located in front garden.
PA/16/00655
2016 Refused
33 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
1x London Plane tree located in front garden.
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2016 Approved
22 & 24 Macquarie Way, London, E14 3AU
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2016 Approved
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings