Flat A 5 Shepherds Hill Hornsey London N6 5QJ Data via plota.co.uk

HGY/2026/1969 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T01 - Lime tree - re-pollard to previous reduction points. T02 - Purple Leaf Plum - reduction and reshape. T03 - Self-set Sycamores growing out from under decking - cut to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 5 Shepherds Hill Plan.jpg JPG · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Tree Work Report HGY.2026.1969 PDF · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF image.png PNG · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 20260713_174332.jpg JPG · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Highgate 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 63 m away: Parkland Walk
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.
Air quality management area: Haringey 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 63 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
N6 5QJ
Received
around 14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Highgate
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 6 days faster than Haringey's median of 27 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
357decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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Haringey is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Haringey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #209 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #151 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
279 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,469
Total decisions
217 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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