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HGY/2025/2181 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T2 - Oak - Remove split stem back to main trunk - approx. 5m branch removal, Required due to large open horizontal split occurring close to the main stem of the tree - see photograph PLEASE NOTE THIS TREE IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNAL GARDENS BEHIND 15 HILLSIDE GARDENS Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 11 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Oct 2025

Approved on 1 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Southwood House estate plan.jpg JPG · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Tree Work Report HGY.2025.2181 PDF · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Additional information and photographs PDF · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Southwood House Estate Oak split stem.jpeg JPEG · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
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 250 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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 123 (Incorporating 125) Southwood Lane, Grade II, 46 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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 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 £1,320,000 in March 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 March 2025£1,320,000

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

Building

Floor area102 m² (1,098 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N6 5SU
Received
around 11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Highgate
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
1 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gareth Wellburn

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 24 days slower 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

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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

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.