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15 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JT

T0096.24TreesApproved

Approved on 9 October 2024

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

Proposal

Tree 1 (unidentified species) is located directly behind main gate access to garden, the new owner of the property has expressed interest in having this tree felled (stump to be left 2-3 inches above ground level) Tree 2 located in rear garden next to fence is a yew tree, the property owner has expressed interest in having this tree felled (stump to be left 2-3 inches above ground level)

Received
31 August 2024
Ward
Squirrels Heath
  1. Received31 Aug
  2. Validated31 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Oct
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 15 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JT. Havering has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in the Gidea Park conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 154 applications across Squirrels Heath. 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 5JT
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 August 2024
Target decision date
27 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr L Johnson 16 Hovefields Avenue Basildon SS13 1EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 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.

Source: Havering

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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