3 Meadway Close London NW11 7BA Data via plota.co.uk

TCP/0580/26 - Trees Pending Consideration

Proposal

1 x Mature Tamarix (applicants ref. T1) - Approximately 5.00m: Remove the large limb growing through the hedge and over the pavement back to a suitable point near ground level. Remove lateral and sub lateral growth on the house side by up to 1.20m. 1 x Liquid Amber (applicants ref. T2) - Approximately 6.00m-7.00m: Reduce the crown by up to 1.00m. Thin crown density by 15%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Barnet's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 1, Meadway Close
List entry 1259577 · 17 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Hampstead Garden Suburb 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
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 · Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
Local nature reserve 455 m away: Big Wood & Little Wood; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Tree preservation order 27 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (South Side of Meadway between Heathgate/Wildwood Road, N.W.11.) Tree Preservation Order 1978 made under The Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.; Metropolitan Open Land 72 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £2,275,000 in September 2011. Detached house, leasehold.

2 September 2011£2,275,000
9 August 2002£1,695,000
3 September 1999£1,200,000
14 March 1997£650,000
27 September 1996£595,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Trees
Postcode
NW11 7BA
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Garden Suburb
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Harrison's Tree Service Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Barnet usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
433decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15241195
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.