Northwold Primary School, NORTHWOLD JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL Northwold Road, Hackney, London, E5 8RN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Paulownia tree: Crown reduce by approx 3m from branch tips all round to contain spread. T2, T3 Cherry trees: Crown reduce by 2m from branch tips all round to previous growth points. Retain furnishing growth T4,T5 Tulip trees: Remove deadwood T6 Ash: Remove lowest NW branch back to main stem. Nip back branches on building side by 1.5m. T7 Ash: Remove lowest lateral limbs to encourage more upright vase shape, remove deadwood if present. Birch group. Reduce laterals in lower crown by 1m to encourage upward growth. T8 Cherry Plum - Crown reduce all-round by 2m. Reduce lateral growth by 2m from branch tips. T9 Wild Cherry - Crown reduce by approx 2m from branch tips all round to previous growth points. Retain furnishing growth T10 Wild Cherry - Crown reduce by approx 2.5m from branch tips all round to previous growth points. Retain furnishing growth. Ensure overhang from adjacent properties brought back in. T11 - Japanese cherry. Reduce lateral spread by approx 1.5m all round to suitable upwards growth points. Remove low hanging tips to prevent children from reaching. Lightly prune two adjacent smaller cherries to tidy. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- E5 8RN
- Received
- 25 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Sept 2025
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hickson Wardle Treecare
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 24 days from validation, 4 days faster than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Hackney is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 296. Hackney is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
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