7 Fabyc House Cumberland Road Kew Richmond TW9 3HH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2478 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

***COMMUNAL GARDEN AREA*** G1 Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Group 30% Crown Redu Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Kew Gardens 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 ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
World heritage site 216 m away: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Postcode
TW9 3HH
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No objection
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Company (London) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 31 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
711decided 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-15058609

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings