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26/2472 - Tree Application - TPO Registered

Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Mulberry tree (Morus spp.) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-1m Approx. Height - 9m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce tree back to previous points by removing up to 2m from the height and 1.5m from lateral growth. Reason - as part of continued maintenance, hard pruning of limbs to reduce end weight due to historic limb failures, also to reduce loading on main union at base which has split (tree has also been braced) Priority Code - A Tree Number - H1 Tree Type - Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) hedge Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.2m Approx. Height - 5-6m Location - Rear garden Rear boundary Service - Prune Work Required - Reduce height by removing approximately 1m and trim clients side only to tidy Reason - as per clients wishes to control and contain hedge at its current dimensions Priority Code - ON Tree number - T2 Tree type - Indian bean tree (Catalpa bignoniodes) Approx Height - 6m Location - Rear garden, Rear boundary Service - Prune Work required- Prune overhanging branches back to boundary by removing up to 3m Reason - To reduce encroachment over neighbours side Priority code - ON Tree Number - T3 Tree Type - Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.15m Approx. Height - 4m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 2m Location - Rear garden, middle Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle tree to near ground level Reason - Tree is suppressing adjacent trees Priority Code - ON Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Brent's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Mapesbury 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 for HMOs · Mapesbury. 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: Brent 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
Tree preservation order 11 m away: Walm Lane, Willesden, NW2; Inside the Brent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 3 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Tree Application - TPO
Postcode
NW2 3AU
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Cricklewood & Mapesbury
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Artemis Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Brent usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
136decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15260744
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brent
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#113 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brent is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #91 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #269 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #247 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #91 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #42 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
193 decided
1,963
Total decisions
431 refused in the year to March 2026