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2025/1919 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore tree: Crown reduce by approx 2.5m in height from branch tips down to previous pruning points. Reduce lateral growth by 1.5m to previous pruning points. Retain furnishing growth - Tree needs reduction work to manage its size and stay proportionate within a confined garden space. T2 - Lime tree: Crown reduce by approx 2.5m in height from branch tips down to previous pruning points. Reduce lateral growth by 1.5m to previous pruning points. Retain furnishing growth - Tree needs reduction work to manage its size and stay proportionate within a confined garden space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Aug 2025
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Approved
11 Sept 2025

Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 33 Brownswood road - Sketch Plan.pdf Plans · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

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Site constraints 7

Brownswood 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
Brownswood Conservation Area · Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Hackney 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 194 m away: Clissold Park; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Building

Floor area58 m² (624 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
N4 2HP
Received
29 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Ward
Brownswood Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Oct 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
11 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hickson Wardle Treecare
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 15 days faster than Hackney's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
371decided in the last year

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
10 Oct 2025

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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hackney decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #248 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #257 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #220 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #201 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
204 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
2 decided
1,323
Total decisions
241 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.