107 Hertford Road, Hackney, London, N1 4LL Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1768 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Sycamore - Crown reduce the height and spread back to the previous reduction points (approx. 2m height and 1.2m spread) Crown thin by 10% and remove dead wood 2 x Sycamore - Crown reduce the height and spread back to the previous reduction points (approx. 2m height and 1.2m spread) Crown thin by 10% and remove dead wood Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2025
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Validated
5 Aug 2025
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Approved
15 Sept 2025

Approved on 15 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Tree in Con Area Final Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 26 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site Plan - 107b Hertford Road.pdf Plans · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 97-107, Hertford Road N1
List entry 1226792 · 14 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
De Beauvoir 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
De Beauvoir Conservation Area (article 4 direction area) · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 40 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
N1 4LL
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Ward
De Beauvoir Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Custom Cutters Tree Specialists Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 13 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
16 Sept 2025

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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