The Timbers Cat Hill Barnet EN4 8HU Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0431/26 - Works to TPO trees Pending Consideration

Proposal

1 x Poplar - Crown reduce the height and spread back to the previous reduction points (approx. 5m height and 4m spread). Remove major dead wood. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Dead Cypress - Cut entire tree to ground level. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. (exempt works) 2 x Lombardy Poplar - Crown reduce down to a height of approx. 10 meters from ground level (approx. 10m height and 2m spread) of both Poplars and remove dead wood. Remove major dead wood. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Dead Sycamore - Cut entire tree to ground level. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order. (exempt works) 1 x Sycamore - Cut entire tree to ground level. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 53. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve 244 m away: Oak Hill Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 12 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Reed Oaks, Cat Hill, East Barnet) Tree Preservation Order 1974 made under The Town and Country Planning Act 1971; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
EN4 8HU
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
East Barnet
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Custom Cutters Tree Specialists Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 53, past Barnet's usual 39 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 22 Oct 2026.

Day 533 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
359decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15102270
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
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