37 Royston Park Road, Hatch End, Pinner, Harrow, HA5 4AB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2034/26 - Works to Protected Trees Approved

Proposal

TPO No. 61 known as Royston Park Road, Hatch End T48 (T2) Mulberry (rear garden): Reduce height by up to 3m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2.5m, to finished crown dimensions of 5m height and 3m lateral spread Reason - Tree has a lean. Reduction to reduce likelihood of failure and create a smaller canopy to pick fruit from Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 73 m away: Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 73 m away: Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 65 m away: London.
Not affected
No listed building at the site

Checked on 21 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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
Harrow
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Postcode
HA5 4AB
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Hatch End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Artemis Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 8 days faster than Harrow's median of 8 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
105decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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