Land Between 2 And 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0517/26 - Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Remove broken limb. (exempt works) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: EXEMPT CA PRUNE Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG TREE PHOTO Photo · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 DAY NOTICE Application Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE REPORT Report · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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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Totteridge 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 Agricultural Land Restriction Area 1 · Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 15 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Brooksby, Totteridge Lane, N.20) Tree Preservation Order 1970 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts 1962 and 1968 Civic Amenities Act 1967.; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Open access land 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
N20 8NJ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Totteridge & Woodside
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Trees: Exempt
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 34 days faster than Barnet's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
451decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
83082b46-6723-4bb1-907e-40c6f6e5b3a4
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with basement level
23/0082/FUL
2020 Refused
Erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with basement level
20/4479/FUL
Within ~100m

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2024
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Installation of solar panels to the roof
24/3260/192
2024 Approved
Fairlights 3 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
3 x Lime (applicants ref. G1) - 10m. Reduce height by 4m and trim back on east side by 3m…
TCP/0289/24
2024 Approved
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Installation of solar panels to the roof
24/2003/192
2024 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Infill of the existing swimming pool and excavation to create new swimming pool
24/0012/HSE
2022 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a replacement dwelli…
22/3959/FUL
2022 Approved
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Maple (applicants ref. T14) - Fell to ground level. Standing in T3 of Tree Preservati…
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2022 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing shed and greenhouse. Erecti…
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2021 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
2 x Cherry (applicant's ref. T9 and T10), 1 x Apple (applicant's ref. T40), 1 x Poplar (a…
TCP/0647/21
2021 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/3922/192
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Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/2551/192
2021 Approved
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x dead Corsican Pine (applicant's ref. T4), 1 x dead Lawson Cypress (applicant's ref. T…
TPP/0440/21
2021 Refused
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, greenhous…
21/1019/192
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5 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Conifer (applicant's ref. 1) - Reduce by 50%;1 x Lime (applicant's ref. 3) - Reduce b…
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2020 Approved
Hillsborough Cottage 4 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
2 x Cherry (applicant's ref. T9, T10) - Remove;4 x Apple (applicant's ref. T11, T29, T30…
TCF/1089/20
2020 Approved
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicant's ref. T5) - Fell dead tree to ground level
TCF/0931/20
2020 Approved
Brooksby House 2 Horseshoe Lane London N20 8NJ
1 x Maple (applicant's ref. T1) - Remove dead stem. T8 of Tree Preservation Order;1 x Ash…
TPF/0932/20
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Single storey ground floor rear extension
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2017 Approved
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2018 Approved
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7 x Lawson's Cypress (applicant's ref. G1) - Reduce heights by approx. 30%. Standing in a…
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2016 Refused
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2 x Monterey Cypress (applicant's ref. TG02) - Fell. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preserva…
TPM/0606/16
2016 Approved
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TPP/0645/16
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings