48 Benthal Road, Hackney, London, N16 7DA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Poplar - Pollard, back to main trunks/previous points of pollarding. Branch removal approx. 5m, trees height approx. 16m T2 - Lime - Reduce crown to previous points of reduction (1-2m branch removal), thin crown by 50% of epicormic growth. trees height approx. 14m T3 - Lime - reduce crown height by 1.5-2m beyond previous points of reduction (2.4-3m approx. height reduction), reduce lateral branches to points of previous reduction, thin crown by removal of 50% epicormic growth. Trees approx. height 14m T4 Lime - reduce crown height by 1.5-2m beyond previous points of reduction (2.4-3m approx. height reduction), reduce lateral branches to points of previous reduction, thin crown by removal of 50% epicormic growth. Trees approx. height 14m T5 - Lime - pollard to previous points of pollarding at approx. 6m from ground level. Branch removal approx. 2m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- N16 7DA
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Burnwell Trees Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 9 days slower than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. 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
- 3 Dec 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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