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2, Shernwood House, Hermitage Walk, South Woodford, London

3472/23Works to TPO Tree(s)Approved

Approved on 20 December 2023

Council decision: Granted/Approved - with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

TPO 02/71 T11 (Horse Chestnut) - Reduce the crown by 3m keeping a nice shape. T12 and T15 assessed under application reference 3473/23. (Summary).

Received
24 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wanstead Village
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target19 Jan
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 25 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2, Shernwood House, Hermitage Walk, South Woodford, London. Redbridge has handled 512 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 2 weeks quicker than Redbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Snaresbrook conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 154 applications across Wanstead Village.

92% of trees applications at London Borough of Redbridge were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Works to TPO Tree(s)
Scale / size
Small
District
Neighbourhood CIL Area - West, BC Area 4 West (BA)

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2023
Consultation expiry
19 December 2023
Consultation end
19 December 2023
Target decision date
19 January 2024
Application expires
20 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

First advertised
29 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12629059
UPRN
100023683340
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Snaresbrook
  • 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.

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© 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: Redbridge

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