Land Rear Of 7 St James Gardens, Hainault Road, Romford Data via plota.co.uk

2227/26 - Works to TPO Tree(s) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO - G1 (approx 21 sycamore) - Fell to ground level. (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Air quality management area: Redbridge 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 41 m away; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Works to TPO Tree(s)
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Aldborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
TreeFirst

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 7 days slower than Redbridge's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
345decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15177667
Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Redbridge ranks #129 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Redbridge 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
Redbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #292 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #267 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #129 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #90 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
152 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
32%
Change of use approved
192 decided
1,673
Total decisions
461 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings