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48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL

T0017.25TreesApproved

Approved on 14 March 2025

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Proposal

Trees 2 and 3 to cut . Tree 1 requires no work. Trees 2 and 3 are both hornbeams. Tree 2 , crown reduction by approx 6 feet which is only a reduction of the previous 2 years growth. Tree 3 crown reduction by approx 6 feet, only a reduction of the previous 2 years growth. Crown Thinning by 30% of the overall leaf area.

Received
17 February 2025
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided14 Mar

Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL. Havering has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in the Gidea Park conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 450 applications in total for the RM2 postcode area.

82% of trees applications at London Borough of Havering were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RM2 5QL
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2025
Target decision date
31 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr David Bass 48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Gidea Park
  • Green belt: HaveringNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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Source: Havering

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