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52, Flat 1, Lofting Road, London, N1 1ET

P2026/0241/TRETree Works Notification in Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 4 February 2026

Council decision: Tree Works - Auto Permit

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Schedule of Works T1 Dead Trunk Fell T2 Rowan In decline – Fell T3 Ivy covered stem Fell T4 Pittosporum Inappropriate planting - Fell T5 Pittosporum Inappropriate planting - Fell T6 Pittosporum Inappropriate planting – Fell G7 Laurel Hedge Face back hard to curb edge and reduce in height to 1.5m T8 Sycamore Repollard back to original points approximately 4m T9 Sycamore Repollard back to original points approximately 4m G10 Laurel Hedge Cut back as far as possible without compromising the fence, reduce in height so GM can maintain. T11 Sorbus Crown reduce by 1.5m overall T12 Rowan Crown reduce by 1.5m overall T13 Cherry Reduce in height by approximately 4m and reduce side laterals by approximately 1.5m T14 Cherry In decline – Fell T15 Cherry Compromised by T13 and T16 – Fell T16 Cherry Reduce in height by approximately 3m and side laterals by approximately 1m, to mirror T13 T17 Whitebeam In competition with T16 – Fell T18 Malus Cut back off parking bays back to curb edge. G19 Laurel Hedge Cut back as far as possible without compromising the fence, reduce in height so GM can maintain. G20 Hedge Reduce in line with adjacent hedge G21 Hedge Reduce in line with G20 T22 Sycamore In appropriately positioned, growing to close to wall – Fell T23 Silver birch Sever ivy, reduce in height by approximately 6m and side laterals by 2m T24 Lime Remove lower epicormic growth G25 Laurel Cut back off wall and reduce so GM can maintain T26 Willow Reduce by approximately 8m in height and cut back off building to give a 2m clearance T27 Cherry Dead tree – Fell T28 Cherry Cut back off building to give a 2m clearance T29 Ash Self Sett – Fell too close to building T30 Cherry Cut back off building to give 2m clearance, reduce in height by approximately1.5m

Received
30 January 2026
Ward
Barnsbury
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 2 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 52, Flat 1, Lofting Road, London, N1 1ET. Islington has handled 609 applications of this type. This one was decided in 5 days, 7 weeks quicker than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 167 applications across Barnsbury. We hold 4,098 applications in total for the N1 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at London Borough of Islington were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
N1 1ET
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Target decision date
29 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14666962
UPRN
5300058354
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Barnsbury
  • Listed building: Grade II: 57, Brooksby StreetOn or next to this site · +5 more
  • Brownfield land register: Ground, 1st and 2nd floor, 3 Barnsbury SquareRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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: Islington

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