162 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0QJ
Proposal
Front Garden: Tree fg.5 - Lime. WORKS: Repollard at 6m (approx 4-5 removed of regrowth) - previous historic points. REASON: Tree has extensive cavity with associated decay open to West from base to 5m. Historically managed as a low pollard. Intention is to return tree to its former pollard regime. Tree fg.4 - Lime. WORKS: Raise lower canopy to 3m. REASON: General arboricultural management Tree fg.3 - Lime. WORKS: Raise lower canopy to 3m. REASON: General arboricultural management Tree fg.2 - Lime. WORKS: Raise lower canopy to 3m. REASON: General arboricultural management Tree fg.1 - Lime. WORKS: Deadwood. Raise lower canopy to 3m. Cut back off building to provide 2m clearance. REASON: General arboricultural management
- Received
- 31 July 2023
- Decided
- 14 August 2023 · No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Lea Bridge Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Aug
Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 162 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0QJ. Hackney has handled 395 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 14 days, 3 weeks quicker than Hackney's median. The site is in the Esher conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 20 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across Lea Bridge Ward. We hold 1,705 applications in total for the E5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Aug
Removal of existing defective external render and replace with hydraulic lime render.
PendingListed building consent2026/0526 - 201420 Mar
Removal of 5 lime trees within front garden (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) and within 6 months of the felling…
ApprovedTrees2014/1013 - 20143 Mar
Lime in front garden (T1): Pollard to same height as T2-T5; Limes in front garden (T2 to T5): Pollard back to…
WithdrawnTrees2014/0730 - 201411 Feb
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 10 (part F: method statement and sample…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2014/0474 - 201410 Feb
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of condition 8 (archaeological scheme of investigation)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2014/0473 - 201410 Feb
Details submitted pursuant to the discharge of condition 9 (works completed in accordance with approved…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2014/0459 - 201410 Feb
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 4 (part E: feasability study as to the…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2014/0472 - 201410 Feb
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of condition 15 (management and maintenance of communal…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2014/0464 - 201417 Jan
Alterations to the external elevations of Pond House including: repainting of front rear elevation with pale…
ApprovedListed building consent2014/0187 - 20136 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 10 part E (Drawings at 1:10 with details of mouldings at 1:1 of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/2613 - 201316 Jan
Listed Building Consent for internal works of refurbishment and conversion of Pond House to create 4 x…
ApprovedListed building consent2013/0161 - 201316 Jan
Alterations to the external elevations of Pond House and the Stables building including: treatment of upper…
ApprovedListed building consent2013/0171 - 201210 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (demolition method statement), 9 (re-pointing) and part of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2012/2672 - 201210 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (material and detailed drawings), part of condition 4 (a…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2012/2671 - 201225 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (construction logistics plan), condition 7 (written scheme of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2012/2055 - 201121 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 (soil conditions) attached to the planning consent reference…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2012/2721 - 201115 Mar
Refurbishment and conversion of Pond House and Stables to create 5 x self-contained flats, and demolition of…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2011/0696 - 20115 Mar
Listed Building Consent for refurbishment and conversion of Pond House and Stables to create 5 x…
ApprovedListed building consent2011/0697 - 20104 Jun
Retrospective application for the erection of a 2.4 metre high hoarding to the front of the site
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2010/1410 - 20104 Jun
Retrospective application for the erection of a 2.4 metre high hoarding to the front of the site.
ApprovedListed building consent2010/1411
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: London borough of Hackney
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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