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2026/3843/T - Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

REAR GARDEN: 1 x Pear (Pyrus) (T1) - Reduce overhanging branches extending into the garden of number 29 by up to 2m, pruning back to suitable growth points in accordance with BS3998. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Sept 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
around 13 Oct 2026

Approved around 13 Oct 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 10

Camden Square 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Basements. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Air quality management area: Camden 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 29 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
Camden
Application type
Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NW1 9XE
Received
6 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Camden Square
Case officer
Show
Decision date
around 13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Thor's Trees

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 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

2024 Approved
(TPO REF: C269 2001) REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Reduce crown overall by 4m back to the m…
2024/2337/T
2019 Approved
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Hawthorn (T1) - Fell to ground level and treat stump.
2019/2579/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Withdrawn
1 Cobham Mews London NW1 9SL
Change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (4 dwellings)
2024/2628/P
2024 Approved
170 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
New windows to two storey rear extension, bi-fold doors on rear elevation (lower ground f…
2024/5813/P
2024 Approved
11 Murray Street London NW1 9RE
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to the windows and doors in th…
2024/4393/P
2024 Approved
168 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Failed - remove.
2024/3338/T
2024 Approved
170 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
(TPO REF: C10-T10) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Robinia (T3) - Fell to ground level.
2024/3833/T
2024 Approved
Flat 4-5 4 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
External alterations comprising demolition of front approach pavement to create step-free…
2024/1608/P
2024 Approved
170 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T1) - Fell to ground level. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T4)…
2024/3861/T
2024 Withdrawn
4 Flat 3 Camden Square London Camden NW1 9UY
Reaplace windows with double glazed units, repair to roof, reinstate side windows on west…
2024/1269/P
2024 Approved
6 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Gleditsia (T1) - Reduce entire crown back to previous pruning points, up…
2024/3542/T
2024 Approved
Flat Lower Ground Floor 26 Rochester Square London NW1 9SA
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Apple (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Ash (T2) - Crown reduction by app…
2024/3521/T
2024 Approved
6 Camden Mews London NW1 9DA
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Apple (T1) - Reduce crown to previous points of reduction, max. 2m branc…
2024/2892/T
2024 Approved
1 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
(TPO REF: C10-T38) REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Reduce crown to points of previous reducti…
2024/2776/T
2024 Approved
3 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Walnut (T2) - Reduce crown to points of previous reduction - approx. 2m…
2024/2777/T
2024 Approved
3 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
Alterations to side extension including squaring-off side (south west) elevation (replaci…
2024/1229/P
2023 Approved
8-9 Murray Street London Camden NW1 9RE
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservato…
2023/4973/P
2023 Approved
21 Camden Mews London NW1 9DB
Erection of front boundary wall, entrance door and sliding timber gates
2023/1608/P
2023 Approved
33 Camden Mews London NW1 9BY
Erection of two-storey rear extension; enlargement of existing second storey onto roof te…
2023/2656/P
2020 Approved
London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square London NW1 9XB
Redevelopment of site to provide new and reconfigured community centre and ancillary resi…
2020/1481/P
2024 Approved
49 Camden Square London NW1 9XA
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) (cssq.1) - 3m - 4m canopy reduction to ap…
2024/0717/T
2023 Approved
174 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
FRONT GARDEN: Row of Mature Holly (G1) - Reduce crowns by approx. 1.25m-1.5m all round. R…
2023/4051/T
2016 Approved
23 Rochester Square London NW1 9SA
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay - 50% height reduction and shape sides. 1 x Horse Chestnut - Crown r…
2016/2683/T
2016 Approved
65 Camden Square London NW1 9XD
Repair and replace the existing brick work of the boundary wall with matching material al…
2016/0970/P
2016 Approved
6 Camden Square London NW1 9UY
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Gleditzier - reduce back towards previous pruning positions, leaving ple…
2016/1580/T
2016 Approved
8b Murray Street London NW1 9RE
Installation of a 100mm flue to the first floor level at the front elevation of the prope…
2016/1541/P
2016 Withdrawn
9 Camden Mews London NW1 9DB
Change of Use from Office (B1) to Residential (C3).
2016/0019/INVALID
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings