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Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9LY

PA/25/01381Works Related to Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 24 September 2025

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Works to: x14 Lime Trees (T7, T9, T12, T13, T14, T15, T18, T22, T23, T24, T25, T40, T42 & T45), x1 Silver Maple (T28), x1 London Plane (T30), x1 Pagoda (T31), x1 Pagoda (T36) - Selectively prune lower canopies of 20no trees and understory shrub layer group to achieve c.2.5m clearance over adjacent public footpath,

Received
1 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bethnal Green East
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9LY. Tower Hamlets has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Victoria Park conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Bethnal Green East. We hold 910 applications in total for the E2 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
E2 9LY
Application type
Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 August 2025
Consultation expiry
5 September 2025
Consultation end
5 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 September 2025
Target decision date
5 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Aspect Arboriculture
Agent address
The Stables, Hardwick Business Park, Noral Way, Banbury, OX16 2AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 September 2025
Site notice start
15 August 2025
Site notice end
5 September 2025

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8

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: Victoria Park
  • Listed building: 27-45, Approach Road E2On or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_03Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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. 2025
    1 Aug

    Works to: x14 Lime Trees (T7, T9, T12, T13, T14, T15, T18, T22, T23, T24, T25, T40, T42 & T45), x1 Silver…

    This applicationApprovedTreesPA/25/01381
  2. 2025
    1 Aug

    Works to: x14 Lime Trees (T7, T9, T12, T13, T14, T15, T18, T22, T23, T24, T25, T40, T42 & T45), x...

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongsidePA/25/01381/NC

Source: Tower Hamlets

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