54 Lawford Road, Hackney, London, N1 5BL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Magnolia - Crown reduce the height by 1.0m Crown reduce the spread by 0.5-0.8m to balance and shape Crown thin by 10% Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- N1 5BL
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Ward
- De Beauvoir Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Custom Cutters Tree Specialists Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Hackney is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 296. Hackney is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
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