1 Linnell Close London NW11 7LN Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0480/25 - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Mature Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 12.00m. Raise low skirt over the footpath and Yew hedge by approximately 1.20m. Reduce (tip prune) lateral growth overhanging Yew hedge and lawns by up to approximately 80cm to 120cm, only to include lowest lateral branches up to a height of 6.00m. Remove dead wood throughout the crown. Reason: General maintenance to help control encroachment and preserve crown balance. Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2025
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Consultation
14 Aug 2025
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Approved
9 Sept 2025

Approved on 9 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DN: APPROVE WITH CONDS TPO PRUNE Decision Notice · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 1, Linnell Close Nw11
List entry 1064867 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (31 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.
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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Registered park or garden 175 m away: Golders Green Crematorium; Tree preservation order 9 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (SouthSide of Meadway Between Wild Hatch and Heathgate NW11) Tree Preservation Order 1979 made under The Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.; Local nature reserve 489 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 45 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Sales history 1

Last sold for £3,750,000 in November 2023. Detached house, freehold.

28 November 2023£3,750,000

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

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
NW11 7LN
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Aug 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2025
Decision
Trees: Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
9 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 5 days faster than Barnet's median of 41 for tree works. 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 2 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14228376
Planning Portal ref
PP-14228376
Comments by
4 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Internal changes to front entrance to accommodate double doors; opening of kitchen wall a…
25/4240/LBC
2025 Approved
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TPP/0202/25
2024 Approved
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TPP/0302/24
2020 Approved
2 x Beech - Thin by 20%. Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order
TPP/0016/20
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