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34 Digby Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HR

2025/1916Works to a Tree in Conservation Area NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Laurel tree: Reduce height by approx 2m from branch ends. Ensure opposing top windows remain hidden behind tree. Reduce lateral spread by 1.5m from branch ends to contain and shape tree. Reduce extended limb overhanging neighbours back by 2m from branch tip. Works required to contain tree in confined garden space. T2 Plum tree: Fell tree to low stump. Remove already fallen limbs in hedge row. Tree is poor condition with multiple failed limbs from decay and dieback. Ganoderma brackets present at base. Unsafe to retain tree.

Received
29 August 2025
Ward
Brownswood Ward
  1. Received29 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 34 Digby Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HR. Hackney has handled 394 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brownswood conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Brownswood Ward. We hold 945 applications in total for the N4 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
N4 2HR
Application type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
29 August 2025

Planning decision

Decision
No Objection

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brownswood
  • Article 4 direction: Brownswood+2 more
  • 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.

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

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Source: Hackney

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