Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ

TPP/0215/18Works to TPO treesPending Decision

Proposal

1 x Oak (applicant's ref. G1 - Oak 6 on photos attached to e-mail dated 9th May 2018) - Reduce by 50% (3-4m) as indicated in photo 3 attached to agent's e-mail dated 15th May 2018. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order 1 x Lime (applicant's ref. G1 - Lime on photos attached to e-mail dated 9th May 2018) - Lift to 5.2m, Reduce lateral growth by 50% (3-4m) keeping tree in balance. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order (1 x dead tree (applicant's ref. T2 - dead tree on photos attached to e-mail dated 9th May 2018) - Reduce by 50% (3-4m). T29 of Tree Preservation Order)

Received: 21 March 2018
Decided: 16 May 2018 · Trees: Approve subject to conditions
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: High Barnet

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted21 Mar
ValidatedValidated21 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date16 May
DecidedDecided16 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Barnet90% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ. Barnet has handled 1,310 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Barnet's median. The site is in the Wood Street conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 41 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 257 applications across High Barnet. We hold 3,701 applications in total for the EN5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

TPP/0215/18

Address

Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ

Postcode

EN5 4BZ

Local Authority

Barnet

Application Type

Works to TPO trees

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Conditions

Ward

High Barnet

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

Studio House Delamare Road Cheshunt Herts EN8 9SH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

21 March 2018

Consultation Expiry

26 April 2018

Target Decision Date

16 May 2018

Date Decided

16 May 2018

Date Validated

21 March 2018

Date Submitted

21 March 2018

Planning Decision

Decision

Trees: Approve subject to conditions

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start

5 April 2018

Site Notice End

26 April 2018

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.651882, -0.216203

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Barnet

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Associated applications

2018
21 Mar
2 x Oak and 1 x Sycamore (applicant's ref. G1 - Sycamore 2, Oak 4 and Oak 5 on photos attached to e-mail…
ApprovedTrees: Notices of IntentFiled alongsideTCP/0339/18
2018
21 Mar
1 x Oak (applicant's ref. G1 - Oak 6 on photos attached to e-mail dated 9th May 2018) - Reduce by 50% (3-4m)…
This applicationTrees: Approve subject to conditionsTreesTPP/0215/18

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Wood Street
Listed building: Grade II: The WhalebonesOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/BA/26Part of the site · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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