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152 Friern Barnet Lane London N20 0NL

TPP/0147/26Works to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Trees: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown by 2-2.5m on all aspects (back to previous cuts, max dia cut 7cm). Standing in T19 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce height down to the main fork in the trunk (approx 8m height reduction) and reduce lateral branches by 3m to maintain proportion. Standing in T18 of Tree Preservation Order.

Received
13 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whetstone
Agent
Forbes Tree Care Ltd
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 152 Friern Barnet Lane London N20 0NL. Barnet has handled 1,310 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Barnet's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Whetstone. We hold 929 applications in total for the N20 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at London Borough of Barnet were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
N20 0NL
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Forbes Tree Care Ltd
Agent address
6 Wentworth Gardens London N13 5SN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
19 March 2026
Site notice end
9 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14779042
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/FR/1Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Barnet

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