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2026/1597 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Leyland Cypress in rear garden: Remove to ground level and replace with more suitable species. Heavily pruned; low amenity value; recently lost major limb on the back of the tree; blocks light to adjacent gardens. In order to ensure there is no long term loss of amenity value as required by S.197 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) and to adhere to the Hackney Local Plan 2033 policy LP51 B, a replacement tree will be planted in a publicly visible part of the rear garden. The new tree will be Standard size (8-10 cm) girth, 3.0–3.5m height, a native species or one known to provide benefits to local wildlife, climate resilient, and a species which is not considered invasive in Hackney. The replacement tree shall be planted during the planting season at the time of felling (end October - end March) or during the next immediately available planting season. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Tree in Con Area Final Decision Notice · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan Plans · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 7-13, Clapton Terrace
List entry 1226416 · 2 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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 ↗
Clapton Common 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. 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: Hackney 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 185 m away: Springfield Park
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 2 m away: 10 and 12, Clapton Terrace; Registered park or garden 186 m away: Springfield Park; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 18 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
E5 9BW
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Cazenove Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Oakhouse Arboricultural Services Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 18 days slower than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
371decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026

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

2019 Approved
Rear Garden T1 - Leylandii - Trim and shape by up to 1.0m (Cyclical Mainetance).
2019/4083
2019 Approved
Rear Garden T1 - Leylandii - Trim/reduce by 0.5/1M. Managed Cyclically.
2019/4050
2017 Approved
Proposed erection of telecommunications equipment and associated cabling to front elevati…
2017/2258
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Erection of new front garden wall comprised of brickwork and cast iron fence toppers.
2022/0820
2022 Approved
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2022/0661
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Replacement of two existing rooflights with new rooflights
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2021 Approved
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2021/0955
2021 Approved
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2021/1047
2020 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Internal and external works of repair to walls, floors and ceilings
2021/0036
2020 Approved
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Addition of a rooflight (sukka roof) in existing single storey extension
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2020 Approved
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Church noticeboard with hinged perspex-fronted doors to display variable content.
2020/2028
2020
5 Clapton Terrace Hackney London E5 9BW
Erection of extension to and alterations to single-storey outbuilding in rear garden.
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2017 Approved
2 Clapton Terrace, Hackney, London, E5 9BW
Erection of two-storey extensions at rear lower ground and upper ground floor level, to i…
2017/3178
2016 Withdrawn
8 Clapton Terrace, Hackney, London, E5 9BW
External and internal alterations to listed building to include replacement rear fenestra…
2016/3992
2016 Withdrawn
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2016/4597
2016 Withdrawn
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2016/4620
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
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Hackney decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #248 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #257 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #220 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #201 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
204 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
2 decided
1,323
Total decisions
241 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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