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PA26/1803 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Removing 10 leylandii trees from the garden and replacing with new trees better suited to the garden, possibly hornbeams. We are making the request as the leylandii are very overgrown and restrict light into the garden preventing other trees and plants from growing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 23

Cadent Pipeline 120m bufferRichm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedRichmond CA - CA32 Barnes CommonRichm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prArticle 4 directionRichm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%Richm Protected View (Indicative Zone) RICHMOND PARK TOWARDS ST PAULS CATHEDRALRichm Village Boundary Barnes VillageRichmond CIL HigherSurface water flood riskRichm Area Benefiting Flood Defence EA Areas Benefiting from DefencesRichm Village Character Area Barnes Common - Character Area 5 & Conservation AWands Takeaway RestrictFloodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsFloodzone 2 Tidal Models
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Barnes Common 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.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve 44 m away: Barnes Common
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.
Air quality management area: Richmond 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 ↗
Cadent Pipeline 120m bufferCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CA - CA32 Barnes CommonCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Protected View (Indicative Zone) RICHMOND PARK TOWARDS ST PAULS CATHEDRALCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Boundary Barnes VillageCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CIL HigherCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Area Benefiting Flood Defence EA Areas Benefiting from DefencesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Character Area Barnes Common - Character Area 5 & Conservation ACouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Wands Takeaway Restrict: Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers aroundCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 2 Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 45 m away; Open access land 29 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Postcode
SW13 0NE
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Mortlake & Barnes Common Ward [MRB]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No objection
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
644decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14964005
Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Richmond upon Thames ranks #130 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Richmond 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
Richmond upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #257 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #268 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #130 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #104 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
181 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
47%
Change of use approved
17 decided
1,888
Total decisions
358 refused in the year to March 2026

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