4 Canons Close, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 7QR Data via plota.co.uk

Approved PL/1603/26 - Trees in a Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Harrow 4.9/10
Date received
16 Jul 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
HA8 7QR
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area

Description

Canons Drive Conservation Area Sycamore Tree (rear boundary of 4 Canons Close/ Ashbrook): Fell to near ground level and also with the added possibility of stump removal, if it is found to be needed afterwards due to repairing of the fence. Reason: tree is causing structural damage to detached garage 0.5m distance from the tree Please refer to the attached reports from Butlers Trees Ltd for further information and also CHESS Structural Consultants Ltd. Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 23 days slower than Harrow's median of 36 for tree works. Approved, as 95% of tree works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38,669decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Harrow to go on. Harrow decision record →

Site constraints 4

Canons Park Estate Conservation Area 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.
Air quality management area: Harrow 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.
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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
Inside the Harrow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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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Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
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Harrow ranks #115 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harrow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

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only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
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Harrow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #273 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #261 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #115 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #77 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
133 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
38%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,330
Total decisions
298 refused in the year to March 2026
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