54 Rotherwick Road London NW11 7DB Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0686/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Mature Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 16.00m: Raise low crown skirt by approximately 2.25-2.50m, to include the removal of the low branch, approximately 10-12cm diameter, dropping lowest, over the garden. Reduce overlong branches which protrude from the main crown structure toward the house, by up to approximately 2.00m back into the trees main crown structure. Reduce remaining crown height and spread by up to approximately 2.20m by means of reducing branches extending out of the main crown structure. Thin crown destiny by approximately 20%. To control encroachment/General maintenance. 1 x Mature Bay (applicants ref. T2) - Approximately 5.00m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.25m-1.50m all round. General maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2025
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Approved
27 Nov 2025

Approved on 27 Nov 2025 · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
7 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 133 m away: Golders Green Crematorium; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7DB
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Childs Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
27 Nov 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 97% of tree works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14414806
Planning Portal ref
PP-14414806
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2025
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

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