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TCP/0720/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

Mixed Species Hedge Line consisting of Cherry, Sorbus, Pittosporum, Malus, Ivy (applicant ref. G1) - Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth encroaching towards and over No.3 back to as near to the boundary as is practicable. Reduce Cherry by up to approximately 1.40m. Reduce Pittosporum by up to approximately 1.20m. Reduce Sorbus by up to approximately 1.20m and thin crown density by 20%. Reduce Malus by approximately 1.20m. Remove Ivy from up the crown structure of the Malus. gheneral maintenance/control encroachment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 Dec 2025

Approved on 11 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: 6 WEEK EXP TCP Decision Notice · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACK: TREEWORKS IN CA Correspondence · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 4, Linnell Close Nw11
List entry 1064868 · The pin is inside its outline · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (34 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.
Show the other 34 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
Protected tree 14 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (SouthSide of Meadway Between Wild Hatch and Heathgate NW11) Tree Preservation Order 1979 m, order TRE/FI/33; Registered park or garden 181 m away: Golders Green Crematorium; Local nature reserve 445 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £3,300,000 in November 2014. Detached house, freehold.

24 November 2014£3,300,000
11 August 2003£1,875,000Leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area286 m² (3,078 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7LN
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
11 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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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-14450711
Planning Portal ref
PP-14450711
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Within ~100m

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.