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60 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU

T0044.26TreesApproved

Approved on 24 April 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree 1 Olive Tree in the front garden, adjacent to the boundary with the pavement on Balgores Lane. Proposed work: Crown Reduction â?? reduction in the crown to: 1. Improve the shape 2. Reduce over hanging and obstruction to pavement and adjacent property Additional information: the tree has not been pruned since at least 2010 and is now badly out of shape. Tree 2 Malus Rudolph (crab apple) in the rear garden Proposed work: Crown Reduction â?? reduction in the crown to: 1. Maintain shape 2. Manage height and spread due to the vancity of the tree to my and adjacent proprerties. Additional information: the Malus Rudolph was planted in autumn 2017 and this will be its first prune. The above work has been recommended by a tree surgeon who I contacted for advice.

Received
27 March 2026
Ward
St Edwards
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 60 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU. Havering has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in the Gidea Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across St Edwards. 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 5JU
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Andrew Goater 60 Balgores Lane Gidea Park Romford RM2 5JU

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Gidea Park
  • 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 (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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© 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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