Land In Front Of 38 - 48 Temple Fortune Lane London NW11 7UE Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0520/25 - Trees Approved

Proposal

Group of Yew, Pyracantha, Privet (applicants ref. G1) - Trim height by approximately 3 metres to provide tidier and more manageable form. 4 x Oak (applicants ref. G2) - Crown lift to 3.5 metres to provide clearance for pedestrians and high sided vehicles; selectively reduce over-extended branches by up to 1.5 metres to provide definition and uniform shape; remove any dead and defective branchwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
7 Oct 2025

Approved on 7 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Site constraints 9

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Conservation area 5 m away: Hampstead Garden Suburb
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 155 m away: Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery; Local nature reserve 393 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 36 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7UE
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2025
Decision
Trees: 6 Weeks Expired
Decision date
7 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oakhouse Arboricultural Services Ltd

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 2 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14278086
Planning Portal ref
PP-14278086
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2025
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