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138 Brooke Road, Hackney, London, N16 7RR

2024/0256Works to a Tree in Conservation Area NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Front garden T1. Lime next to entrance, reduce by up to 1m beyond previous points of reduction due to the vertical wounds in the stems, leave furnishing growth to create a natural outline (approx 2.5m total). , Crown lift over pavement 4m from ground level;. T2. Low, lime pollard, Reduce to previous points of reduction (approx 3m branch length) Tree has decay at the base. T3. Lime on the corner, reduce to previous points of reduction leaving furnishing growth and natural crown, crown lift over pavement 4m from ground level. T4. Leaning Cherry, Fell due to lean and cracking of wall. The tree is a possible danger to pedestrians and vehicles and is pushing the wall over T5. Cherry by lamp post, reduce to previous points of reduction (approx 3m branch removal) leaving a well balanced and natural crown outline, crown lift over pavement by upto 4m Back Garden T6. Hazel tree, reduce and shape upper crown by 1.5m to keep weight from the stem that is close to the wall, crown lift over pavement by 4m from ground level T7. Fig, reduce canopy by 2m creating a natural lower canopy tree is growing into the neighbours garden T8. Gleditsia/honey locust, reduce by up to 1.5m bringing in protruding branches, leaving a natural and balanced crown outline

Received
5 February 2024
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 138 Brooke Road, Hackney, London, N16 7RR. Hackney has handled 394 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 February 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Northwold and Cazenove conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Hackney Downs Ward. We hold 1,421 applications in total for the N16 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at London Borough of Hackney were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
N16 7RR
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
5 February 2024

Planning decision

Decision
No Objection

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Northwold & Cazenove
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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

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© 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: Hackney

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