How Harrow actually applies DM22: who leans on it, where it bites hardest, and how often it's invoked. The policy text is the rule; this is the behaviour.
DM22 is a published Harrow planning policy. This page records where it appears in the council's published planning decisions.
Cited under: Harrow Local Plan (adopted)
Harrow · DM22
Where DM22 is quoted — by ward
Fewer ~0More citations ~13
Showingre-scopes the headline figures and the trend
67
times cited
in parsed decision notices
75%
appeal survival
12 dismissed · 4 allowed at appeal
21 of 39
officer reach
54% of officers recorded in this period
Stanmore
top hotspot ward
13 citations
What this policy is about
Policy DM22 requires the removal of significant trees to be justified by wider public benefits and development proposals to include suitable landscaping. This applies to all development proposals. The council will resist tree removals in conservation areas or with TPOs unless works do not compromise tree amenity value. The council will support tree retention and replacement during and after construction.
Plain-English summary of the adopted policy text below. The full text is the rule; this is the gist.
The policy — as adopted
Trees and Landscaping
Policy DM 22: Trees and Landscaping A. The removal of trees subject to TPOs or assessed as being of significant amenity value will only be considered acceptable where it can be demonstrated that the loss of the tree(s) is outweighed by the wider public benefits of the proposal.
B. Development proposals will be required to include hard and soft landscaping that:
a. Is appropriate to the character of the area;
b. Is well laid out in terms of access, car parking and the living conditions of future occupiers and neighbours;
c. Achieves a suitable visual setting for the building(s);
d. Provides for sufficient space for new or existing trees and planting to grow; and
e. Supports biodiversity.
C. Proposals for works to trees in conservation areas and those the subject of tree preservation orders will be permitted where the works do not risk compromising the amenity value or survival of the tree.
D. The Council will require trees identified for retention to be protected during construction and to be retained or replaced where necessary following the completion of the development.
Verbatim from the adopted Harrow plan · source document. The council's published plan is the authoritative version.
How it lands
70% in approvals · 30% in refusals 67 citations in the selected period
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What the published record shows
DM22 appears most often in Stanmore, Harrow on the Hill, Greenhill. It appears across 21 of 39 officers recorded in this period. The map shows the pattern for the selected period.
Who cites it — case-officer spreadfrom parsed decision notices · click an officer
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Why it is cited — and what follows
70%
in approvals
47 citations
30%
in refusals
20 citations
This shows the decision reports in which DM22 appears. It does not yet claim that the policy caused those outcomes.
Reason · role · consequence
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From Planning Inspectorate decision letters that cite DM22. Dismissed = the council's refusal stood, the policy held; allowed = overturned. The tighter join — this borough's own refusals citing DM22 traced to their specific appeals — is still to come.
Citations, officer spread, ward and application-type counts parsed from published Harrow decision notices (high-confidence parses, approvals and refusals), joined to the canonical application record. One citation = one decision citing the policy. See the policy overview for every policy cited.
Atlas intelligence summarises patterns and observations from published planning records. Past decisions do not indicate how any future application will be determined. Every application is assessed on its own merits, having regard to the proposal, site, evidence and policies applying at the time. This information is provided for general information only and is not planning, legal, financial or professional advice.