Byeways Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00792/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Oak 2 meter Crown reduction, remove the lowest branch over road to prevent vehicle damage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Validated
15 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE - SURGERY - TPO Decision · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan of Byways_l Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (No personal data) Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Warren Close (Including Attached Arch and Walls), Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coombe Hill Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Archaeological priority area: This APA covers the northeastern part of the Borough
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 316 m away: Coombe Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Kingston upon Thames
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT2 7DY
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Coombe Hill
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
TPO Surgery
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 10 days slower than Kingston upon Thames's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
274decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kingston upon Thames in the last twelve months, from validation. Kingston upon Thames decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14857101
Planning Portal ref
PP-14857101
Neighbours
15 Apr 2026
Consultation
15 Apr 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Soames House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
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2025
Culmpine 9 Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
T2: Sycamore - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 1.5m.
25/01811/TPO
2024 Approved
Culmpine 9 Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
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2024 Approved
Asquith House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DU
Demolition of an existing outbuilding and erection of a single storey rear garden outbuil…
24/00046/HOU
2023 Approved
Asquith House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DU
T.1 Silver Birch - Fell (Diseased).
23/03013/TPO
2023 Refused
Petworth Lodge Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
T.1 Sycamore - Fell.T.2 Liquidambar - Fell.
23/01833/TPO
2022 Approved
Soames House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
T.1 Beech - Selective pruning of overlong branches growing towards property by up to 1.5m…
22/03378/TPO
2022 Refused
Coombe Green Cottage Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DU
Demolition of existing side extension and erection of single storey side extension.
22/02462/HOU
2022 Approved
Petworth Lodge Beverley Lane New Malden Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7EE
T.2 Sycamore - 2m Holistic crown reduction to suitable growth points & deadwood.
22/01261/TPO
2021 Approved
Petworth Lodge Beverley Lane New Malden Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7EE
T.1 Oak - Fell.T.2 Sycamore - Fell.T.3 Liquid Amber - 3m Holistic crown reduction to suit…
21/03370/TPO
2021 Approved
Street Record Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames
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21/01929/TPO
2021 Approved
Soames House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
Changes to fenestration of non-listed part of building and relocation of rear patio steps
21/01962/HOU
2021 Approved
The Homestead Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
T.1 Oak - 2-3m Holistic crown reduction to suitable growth points and remove lowest 10 br…
21/01812/TPO
2020 Approved
Petworth Lodge Beverley Lane New Malden Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7EE
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space. Erection of double storey front extensi…
20/03059/HOU
2020 Approved
Culmpine Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
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20/00756/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Culmpine Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 17/15219/FUL (Variation…
20/00758/FUL
2020 Approved
Soames House Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
Internal refurbishment to Orangery part of property to include replacement and locations…
20/01212/LBC
2020 Approved
Site Of Culmpine Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
T.1 Oak - 3m Reduction of select limbs to reshape, 10% crown thin & dead wood.T.19 Yew…
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2019 Approved
Gable Cottage Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
T.1 Cedar - Reduce by up to approx. 2m, crownlift, deadwood and remove hanging branches.T…
19/00972/TPO
2017 Approved
Culmpine Beverley Lane Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7EE
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of Planning Permission 17/14109/FUL (Demolit…
17/15219
2017 Approved
The Homestead Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
G.1 Plane & Alder - Cut back to boundary up to a height of 2m above the house apex and no…
17/14200
2017 Approved
The Homestead Coombe Hill Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7DY
G.1 Plane & Alder - Cut back to boundary up to a height of 2m above the house apex and no…
17/14200/TPO
2017 Approved
Culmpine Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
Demolition of existing house. Erection of two No. two storey dwellinghouses with basements
17/14109
2017 Approved
Culmpine Beverley Lane New Malden KT2 7EE
Demolition of existing house. Erection of two No. two storey dwellinghouses with basements
17/14109/FUL
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kingston upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #288 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #266 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #33 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #18 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,112
Total decisions
274 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings