Tor House 27 Shepherds Hill Hornsey London N6 5QL Data via plota.co.uk

HGY/2025/1895 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T8714 Liquidambar - Crown lift to 2m from ground level, over parking bay for vehicle and pedestrian clearance. No change to overall height or spread. T0990 Purple Plum - Crown lift to 2m from ground level, over parking bay for vehicle and pedestrian clearance. No change to overall height or spread. T0713 Cherry - Prune low branch to clear parking bay for vehicle clearance. No change to overall height or spread. T8708 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground level, for pedestrian clearance. No change to overall height or spread. T0001 Group - Prune back to curb line to allow parking in the parking bay. No change to overall height or spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Jul 2025
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Approved
28 Jul 2025

Approved on 28 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tor House Sketch Plan.png PNG · 11 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Tree Work Report HGY.2025.1895 PDF · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 11 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Highgate 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Haringey 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 about 110 m away: Parkland Walk
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.
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
Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N6 5QL
Received
around 14 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Highgate
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
28 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 13 days faster than Haringey's median of 27 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
357decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
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HGY/2024/0576
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T0635 Leylandii - Fell, tree with insignificant defects noted at time of inspection, grow…
HGY/2024/0574
2023 Approved
Replacement of existing double glazed white powder coated aluminium windows with like for…
HGY/2023/2526
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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HGY/2025/1049
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14 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5AQ
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2024 Approved
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HGY/2024/2742
2024 Approved
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Works to tree protected by a TPO Rear garden: Sycamore T1 (20M high, 1000mm dia.) - Reduc…
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2024 Approved
13 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5QJ
Rear Garden: Horse Chestnut T1 (16M high, 500mm dia.) - Reduce the crown overall by up to…
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2024 Approved
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AC units to rear of garage, remodelled front garden to provide off street parking
HGY/2024/1405
2024 Approved
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Reduce height of both yews (T1 & T2) by 2m and trim overhang over client's drive and grow…
HGY/2024/1989
2024 Approved
14A Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5AQ
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2024 Approved
19 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5QJ
T1 Sycamore Reduce vertical growth by 3 M approx and lateral growth by 2 M approx, remove…
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2024 Approved
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Replacement of existing raised decking to the rear of the property, landscaping of the re…
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2024 Approved
Flat 1, 16 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5AQ
Works to tree protected by a TPO. T2 - Mature Sycamore Tree, around 20 meters tall and sp…
HGY/2024/0254
2024 Approved
Flat A, 18 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5AQ
T1- Refers to a Large Lime tree We're seeking permission to remove. Its around 14 meters…
HGY/2024/0035
2024 Approved
Flat 1, 16 Shepherds Hill, Hornsey, London, N6 5AQ
T1- Medium size cherry around 7 meters tall and spread of 9 meters looking to complete a…
HGY/2024/0257
2016 Approved
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Tree works to include cutting back large limb growing directly over roof to approx 1m awa…
HGY/2016/2893
2016 Approved
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HGY/2016/2462
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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Haringey is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Haringey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #209 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #151 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
279 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,469
Total decisions
217 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings