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PA/26/01481/NC - Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Arborvitae conifer tree approximate 20 metres in height to be removed to ground level stump as it is oversized and encroaching into the neighbours fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

IMG SKETCH PLAN Current Plan · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PLAN Current Plan · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
National infrastructure project 185 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 185 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1442 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 814 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Local nature reserve 196 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.
Protected tree 11 m away: London Plane (Platanus x Hispanica), order 1986_01
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
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; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 1

Last sold for £621,252 in April 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

24 April 2015£621,252

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

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Postcode
E14 3AS
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Island Gardens
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
102decided 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

Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Refused
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Proposed single storey side/rear extension and first floor rear extension.
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2023 Approved
43 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
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2023 Refused
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T1 - London Plane Tree, to be removed from front of property.
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2022 Refused
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Retrospective application for the erection of a garden wall to front garden.
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2022 Refused
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2022 Approved
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T1 - London Plane - Re pollard by 2 -3m due to excessive shading of the property
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2022 Approved
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T1 (Acacia tree) fell to ground level and T2 (Eucalyptus Tree) reduce by 2-3m
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2021 Approved
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Proposal to extend existing hipped roof over the existing two storey rear extension.
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2021 Approved
9 Thermopylae Gate, London, E14 3AX
Erection of a bin storage/bike shed at front elevation.
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2021 Approved
27 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
Crown reduction of Plan Tree (T1) to previous reduction points (Approximately 2-3m).
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2016 Refused
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Erection of two storey rear extension.
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2016 Refused
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
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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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.