HARROW SCHOOL RYAN THEATRE Yew Walk, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2708/26 - Works to Protected Trees Pending Decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Number - G4 Tree Type - Group of 9x Sycamore, 1x Yew Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3m - 0.7m Approx. Height - 15m-20m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10-15m Location - Adjacent to Druries Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle 5x Dead/Dying Sycamore to near ground level, Dismantle Yew to approximately 1.5m above ground level. Remove all deadwood over 40mm in diameter and/or 1m in length from 4x remaining Sycamores in group. Reason - Trees are in state of decline past the point of recovery, Sooty bark disease spotted with group. Priority Code - ON Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
14 Oct 2026
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Received
around 15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Harrow's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Harrow on-the-Hill / Harrow School 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: (core area of Harrow on the Hill)
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden 167 m away: Harrow Park (Formerly Flambards); 19 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 24 m away; Priority habitat 26 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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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Postcode
HA1 3EJ
Received
around 15 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Harrow on the Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Artemis tree services ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Harrow usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 7.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
96decided 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
9 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings