20 South Square London NW11 7AJ Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0552/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

Group of Yews (applicants ref. G1) - Approximately 7.00m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.00m-1.50m. Raise crow by approximately 0.50m-1.00m. General maintenance. 1 x Leyland Cypress (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 9.00m: Growing across the boundary of neighbouring property. Reduce back into main crown structure of yews which it grows through. Approximately 2.50m height reduction. General maintenance/control encroachment. 1 x Mature Pear (applicants ref. T2) - Approximately 19.00m: Reduce back to previous and most recent pollard points. Remove dead wood. Reduce heavily decayed pollard points back to sound wood where necessary to prevent future branch breakout. General maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2025
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Approved
15 Oct 2025

Approved on 15 Oct 2025 · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACK: TREEWORKS IN CA Correspondence · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: 19 and 20, South Square Nw11
List entry 1192125 · The pin is inside its outline · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 19 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Hampstead Garden Suburb 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 · Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 251 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk 97 m away: Church of St Jude, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb; Tree preservation order 28 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Meadway and Southway, NW11.) Tree Preservation Order 1985 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts, 1971 To 1974.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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 1

Last sold for £2,260,000 in September 2009. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 September 2009£2,260,000

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

Building

Floor area280 m² (3,014 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7AJ
Received
3 Sept 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
15 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 97% of tree works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14301910
Planning Portal ref
PP-14301910
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2020 Approved
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1 x Silver Birch - Remove grub out roots and plant a suitable replacement.
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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

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.