26 Temple Fortune Hill London NW11 7XN Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0607/26 - Trees Pending

Proposal

1 x Mature Damson (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 6.00m: Fire damaged and unstable in the ground: Remove, including root ball. 1 x Sycamore Sapling (applicants ref. T2) - Approximately 4.00m: Fire damaged: Remove, including root ball. 1 x Hawthorn (applicants ref. T3) - Approximately 5.00m: On the boundary line: Dead tree, potentially less stable after the fire. Fell to ground level or remove over long prone dead branches. 1 x Beech Stem (applicants ref. T4) - Approximately 6.00m: Remove burned main leader and allow to regenerate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Barnet's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

30 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 18-28, Temple Fortune Hill, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 30 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 ↗
Hampstead Garden Suburb 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 · Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Barnet 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 about 270 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7XN
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Barnet usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
433decided in the last year

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

Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnet is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #42 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barnet 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
Barnet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #285 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #42 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #29 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
319 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
41%
Change of use approved
132 decided
2,541
Total decisions
625 refused in the year to March 2026