Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane London N12 8TA

TPP/0422/25Works to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 9 September 2025

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

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Proposal

1 x Corsican pine (applicants ref. T1) - Lift to 5m over footpath. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) 1 x Sequoia (applicants ref. T2) - Remove split limbs in lower crown as shown on the photo A, B and C and remove major deadwood. Standing in Group G11 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) 1 x Deodar (applicants ref. T3) - Lift to 5m by removing low hanging minor branches and remove major deadwood. Standing in Group G11 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) 1 x Pine (applicants ref. T4) - Lift to 5m and remove major deadwood. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) 1 x Sequoia (applicants ref. T5)- Lift to 5m and remove major deadwood. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description) 1 x Lawson cypress (applicants ref. T6) - Fell to ground level. Standing in T20 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lawson cypress (applicants ref. T7) - Cut back to give 2m clearance from property. Standing in T21 of Tree Preservation Order.

Received: 15 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: Totteridge & Woodside

ReceivedReceived15 Jul
ValidatedValidated15 Jul
Consult.Consultation18 Aug
TargetTarget Date9 Sep
DecidedDecided9 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane London N12 8TA. Barnet has handled 1,310 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Totteridge & Woodside. We hold 795 applications in total for the N12 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: N12 8TA
Application type: Works to TPO trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 18 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 21 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 18 August 2025
Target decision date: 9 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Oktrees
Agent address: Marina View Liverpool Lawn Ramsgate CT11 9HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 24 July 2025
Site notice end: 14 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14178167
Comments: 0
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Lodge to Finchley Catholic High SchoolOn this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/FI/15Part of the site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Barnet

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