59 Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH
Approved on 27 March 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to T1 & T2 Sycamore Trees - - T1 - Crown reduce by height by 2.5m from branch tips and laterals by 2m from branch tips to reduce tree back to approx 1ft lower than previous pruning points. Strip ivy from stem. - T2 - Reduce by 2.5m in height from branch tips and 2m laterally from branch tips back to previous pruning points.
- Received
- 28 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated28 Jan
- Consult.Consultation25 Mar
- TargetTarget Date11 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 59 Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH. Tower Hamlets has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in the London Hospital conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 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
- E1 2JH
- Application type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Hickson Wardle Treecare
- Agent address
- The Fisheries, 1 Mentmore Terrace, London, E8 3PN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 4 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 25 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: London Hospital
- Article 4 direction: Whitechapel 2
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_16Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202526 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 3 (Samples and Full Particulars), of Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/25/01142/S - 202524 Mar
Proposed works:Lower Ground Floor: Add a bedroom and WC; convert existing storage to a Cinema Room with a gas…
ApprovedListed building consentPA/25/00426/NC - 202524 Mar
Proposed works:Lower Ground Floor: Add a bedroom and WC; convert existing storage to a Cinema Room with a gas…
ApprovedListed building consentPA/25/00427/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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