St George-in-the-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road, London E1
Approved on 20 May 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to T1-Lime Tree - reduce leaving 5m stem due to poorly formed stem union and TG1-Lime Tree x4 - repollard by reducing branches height and lateral branches by 2-2.5m, remove dead branches with a diameter between 2-4m.
- Received
- 7 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Shadwell
- ReceivedReceived7 Apr
- ValidatedValidated7 Apr
- Consult.Consultation15 May
- TargetTarget Date19 May
- DecidedDecided20 May
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St George-in-the-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road, London E1. Tower Hamlets has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the St George in the East conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shadwell.
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
- Application type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Agent address
- Writtle Park Farm, Writtle Park Drive, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 15 May 2026
- Site notice start
- 24 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 15 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St George in the East
- Listed building: Grade II: Anonymous Sarcophagus Approximately 7 Metres East of St George'S RectoryOn this site · +8 more
- Heritage at Risk Register: Church of St George in the East, Cannon Street Road, StepneyPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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