Scotswood Pine Grove London N20 8LA Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0375/26 - Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Laurel (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height by 2-2.5m to let more light into the garden. (exempt shrub) 1 x Holly (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce height by 4m to let more light into the garden. 1 x Monterey Cypress (applicants ref. T3) - Remove lowest two layers of branches (6 branches) to improve view of the Crab Apple. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACK: TREEWORKS IN CA Correspondence · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: This APA consists of two sections
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 87 m away: London.
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 8LA
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Totteridge & Woodside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Trees: Not to make TPO
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Forbes Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 12 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 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15055637
Planning Portal ref
PP-15055637
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
1 x Bay (applicant's ref. T1) - Remove
TCP/0697/21
2018 Approved
1 x Cotoneaster - Cut back to blue line indicated on photograph1 x Oak - Cut back to blue…
TCP/0653/18
2018 Approved
Dead Conifer Stems (shown in applicants photographs) - Fell
TCF/0169/18
2017 Approved
1 x Holly (applicant's ref. T1) - Reduce by 25% and reshape1 x Smooth Arizona cypress and…
TCM/0620/17
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025 Approved
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1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Remove lower overhanging branches back to boundary line.
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2025 Approved
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25/1628/HSE
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
The Needles 46 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
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2023 Approved
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1 x Sycamore - Remove heavy lower branches. Standing in T15 of Tree Preservation Order.
TCP/0390/23
2023 Approved
20 Harmsworth Way London N20 8JU
Demolition of existing outbuilding, construction of new outbuilding to rear of site
23/2603/192
2023
Shaftesbury 40 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
1 x Birch - Remove heavy lower branches. Standing in T15 of Tree Preservation Order.
TPP/0390/23
2023 Approved
20 Harmsworth Way London N20 8JU
1 x Silver Birch (Applicants Ref. T1) - Fell. 6 x Leyland Cypress (Applicants Refs. T2,T3…
TCP/0087/23
2023 Approved
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1 x Oak - A crown thin of no more than 25%. Standing in Group G4 of Tree Preservation Ord…
TPP/0053/23
2023 Approved
York Lodge Pine Grove London N20 8LB
1 x Leylandii Hedge - Remove to boundary.
TCP/0052/23
2022 Approved
20 Harmsworth Way London N20 8JU
Demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of a replacement two storey dwelling…
22/4628/FUL
2022 Approved
16 Harmsworth Way London N20 8JU
Single storey front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension including inse…
22/4759/HSE
2022 Approved
The Needles 46 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Fell.
TCP/0548/22
2022 Approved
25A Pine Grove London N20 8LB
1 x Dead Cypress (applicants ref. T4) Remove. Standing in Group G9 of Tree Preservation O…
TPP/0525/22
2022 Approved
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1 x Ash (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce from 15m to 12m in height, remove 1.5m of lateral g…
TCP/0540/22
2022 Approved
The Needles 46 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
4 x Lawson Cypress (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3, T4) - Fell.
TCP/0450/22
2022 Approved
Belvedere 42 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
1 x Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown back to previous points (cyclical works).
TCP/0228/22
2022 Approved
16 Harmsworth Way London N20 8JU
Erection of a rear outbuilding
22/2468/192
2017 Approved
Green Oaks Pine Grove London N20 8LB
Erection of new summer house following removal of existing sheds and replacement of hards…
17/2503/HSE
2016 Refused
York Lodge Pine Grove London N20 8LB
Alterations to front boundary treatment, including hard and soft landscaping. Alterations…
16/6041/HSE
2016 Approved
Shaftesbury 40 Pine Grove London N20 8LA
1 x Sycamore (applicant's ref. T1) - Reduce by 25%, Unspecified thin, (deadwood), Prune a…
TCP/0652/16
2016 Approved
Fairways Pine Grove London N20 8LB
Alterations to the existing front drive including creation of additional access with alte…
16/2185/HSE
2016 Approved
Green Oaks Pine Grove London N20 8LB
1 x Chestnut - Fell. Standing in Group G3 of the Tree Preservation Order
TPF/0021/16
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

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