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P2025/3226/TRE - Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Apple tree in front garden of 45 Penn Road, N7 9RE Works: Remove and treat stump to inhibit growth. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at neighbouring property 44 Penn Road, N7 9RE Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
19 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
21 Nov 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 21 Nov 2025 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Hillmarton 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Islington 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Postcode
N7 9RE
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jan 2026
Decision
Tree Works - Auto Permit
Decision date
21 Nov 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 8 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005920 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, about the council's usual 5 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
527decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14489325
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026

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