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Tesco Superstore, Three Mill Lane, London, E3 3DU

PA/26/00082/NCTree Works in Conservation Area (S211)Approved

Approved on 17 February 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

x1 Salix fragilis (Crack Willow) Tree (T27) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defect Crown lift to 3 metres, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m x2 Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia) Trees (T28 & T30) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects, crown lift to 3 metres x1 Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia) Tree (T29) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects Re-Pollard x2 Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) Trees (T31 & T32) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal, crown lift to 3 metres x1 Aesculus x carnea (Red Chestnut) Tree (T33) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal, crown lift to 3 metres, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m x2 Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) Trees (T34 & T35) - Crown lift to 3 metres x1 Salix 'Sepulchralis' (Weeping Willow) Tree (T36) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres x1 Larix decidua (European Larch) Tree (T37) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres

Received
14 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bromley North
Agent
Ground Control Ltd - 644453
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target25 Feb
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Tesco Superstore, Three Mill Lane, London, E3 3DU. Tower Hamlets has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Bromley North. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 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
E3 3DU
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Consultation end
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2026
Target decision date
25 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ground Control Ltd - 644453
Agent address
Kingfisher House, Radford Way, Billericay, CM12 0EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
17 February 2026
Site notice start
26 January 2026
Site notice end
17 February 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Three Mills (part in Newham)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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: Tower Hamlets

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