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53 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU

T0079.24TreesApproved

Approved on 6 August 2024

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

Proposal

Tree Pruning 1 x Beech, to be reduced by 2m, to appropriate growth points, in accordance with BS3998. 1 x Hornbeam, to be reduced by 2m, to appropriate growth points, in accordance with BS3998. 1 x Pear, to be reduced by 1.5m, to appropriate growth points, in accordance with BS3998. No TPO 1 x magnolia to be reduced by 1.5m to appropriate growth points, in accordance with BS3998

Received
14 July 2024
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Aug
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 23 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 53 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU. Havering has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in the Gidea Park conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 5JU
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2024
Target decision date
25 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Robert Berry 53 Balgores Lane Romford RM25JU

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5

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: 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    15 Jul

    Single storey rear extension and replacement UPVC windows

    RefusedFullFiled alongsideP0998.24
  2. 2024
    14 Jul

    Tree Pruning 1 x Beech, to be reduced by 2m, to appropriate growth points, in accordance with BS3998. 1 x…

    This applicationConditionsTreesT0079.24

Source: Havering

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