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HW/TP/26/10047 - Works To Trees with a TPO Pending

Proposal

G3 Hazel - Norway maple, Pedunculate oak, Common alder, Common ash, Field maple, Silver birch - Crown lift to 5.2m over access road, T1 - Silver birch Tree - Fell tree to ground level, T2 - Common ash - Fell tree to ground level, T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level, T11 - London plane - Reduce away from building to ensure 2m clearance, T13 - London plane - Reduce away from building to ensure 2m clearance, T23 - Common alder - Reduce away from lamp column to ensure 2m clearance T30 - London plane - Fell tree to ground level, T31 - Norway maple - Crown raise to 5.2m over access road, T32 - London plane - Crown raise to 5.2m over access road, T39 - Crab apple - Remove deadwood back to live growth, T44 - London plane - Remove deadwood from within crown, T46 - London plane - Remove deadwood from within crown, T50 - London plane - Remove deadwood from within crown, T51 - London plane - Fell tree to ground level & T56 - Himalayan birch - Fell both stems with bark wounds to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Harlow's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO - townwide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 209 m away: Harlow Town Park; Inside the Harlow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Harlow
Application type
Works To Trees with a TPO
Postcode
CM20 2AG
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Little Parndon East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbtech Services

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Harlow usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15275150
Planning Portal ref
PP-15275150
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harlow
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#196 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Harlow ranks #138 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harlow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harlow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #222 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #283 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #138 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #120 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
20 decided
278
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026