1 South Square London NW11 7AL Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0398/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

1 x Oak - Reduce branches back to convinient growth points. Remove dead wood and epicormic growth. 1 x Strawberry - Reduce branches back to convinient growth points. Remove dead wood and water shoots. 1 x Oak - Reduce lower branches with small cuts not greater than 112mm to a convenient growth points. Remove dead wood and epicormic growth. 1 x Beech - Remove dead wood (exempt works). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jul 2025
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Approved
15 Aug 2025

Approved on 15 Aug 2025 · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

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

Application forms 1

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

Other documents 2

PDF ACK: TREEWORKS IN CA Correspondence · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Application Document · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II* listed: 1 and 2, South Square Nw11
List entry 1192116 · The pin is inside its outline · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 11 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.
Show the other 21 with distances
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve 246 m away: Big Wood & Little 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
Heritage at risk 58 m away: Church of St Jude, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb; Registered park or garden 224 m away: Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery; Tree preservation order 19 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (Hampstead Way & Environs) Tree Preservation Order 1985 made under The Town and Country Planning Act 1971 & 1979.; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 £975,000 in May 1997. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 1997£975,000

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
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7AL
Received
4 Jul 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Aug 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
15 Aug 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. 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 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14153126
Planning Portal ref
PP-14153126
Statutory expiry
15 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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