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PA26/3731 - Works to Trees Under TPO Recommendation under review
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Sycamore Tree Parking Area: Condition: Poor form, largely due to significant damage from grey squirrels. Recommendation: Remove damaged branches and rebalance the crown by reducing overextended limbs by 2.5m to blend with the main crown outline. Remove dead branches throughout the crown area that are over 2.5cm in diameter, and inspect the crown for any adverse conditions. The tree's current height is 16m, and its crown spread is 7m After the proposed works, the tree's height is 13.5m, and the crown spread is 7m T2. Sycamore Tree Parking Area: Condition: Poor form, largely due to significant grey squirrel damage. Recommendation: Remove damaged branches and rebalance the crown by reducing the height and spread by up to 2.5m, leaving suitable growth points. Remove dead branches throughout the crown area that are over 2.5cm in diameter, and inspect the crown for any adverse conditions. The tree's current height is 18m, and its crown spread is 7m After the proposed works, the tree's height is 15.5m, and the crown spread is 7m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Nov 2026
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Validated
4 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Richmond upon Thames's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 36

Richm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedRichmond CA - CA4 Richmond RiversideRichm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prArticle 4 directionRichmond CIL HigherRichm Town Centre 400m Buffer RichmondRichm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaSFRA Zone 3b -Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 50% <75%Richm Arch P English HeritageRichm Arch P English HeritageRichm Village Boundary St Margarets and East Twickenham VillageRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES RICHMONDRichm Bank Top Planing App ToolRichm Protected View Line RICHMOND FROM TWICK BRIDGERichm Protected View (Indicative Zone) View from Richmond Hill to Asgill HouseRichm Village Character Area Richmond Riverside (East Twickenham side) - Area 1Richm Protected View Line RICHMOND BRIDGE TO TWICK BRIDGERichm Area Benefiting Flood Defence EA Areas Benefiting from DefencesSurface water flood riskRichm Metropolitan Open Land Thames RichmondFloodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsFloodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsFloodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal Models
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 ↗
Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Richmond Riverside 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.
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Richm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CA - CA4 Richmond RiversideCouncil 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 ↗
Richmond CIL HigherCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Richm Town Centre 400m Buffer RichmondCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
SFRA Zone 3b -Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 50% <75%Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Arch P English Heritage: Early Medeiavl settlment of the Manor of SceaneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Arch P English Heritage: The Thames has been a focus for human activityCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Boundary St Margarets and East Twickenham VillageCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES RICHMONDCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Bank Top Planing App ToolCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Protected View Line RICHMOND FROM TWICK BRIDGECouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Protected View (Indicative Zone) View from Richmond Hill to Asgill HouseCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Character Area Richmond Riverside (East Twickenham side) - Area 1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Protected View Line RICHMOND BRIDGE TO TWICK BRIDGECouncil 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 ↗
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Metropolitan Open Land Thames RichmondCouncil 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 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Thames Path 30 m away; Flood defence 25 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1032 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Works to Trees Under TPO
Postcode
TW1 2QJ
Received
2 Nov 2026
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Ward
Twickenham Riverside Ward [TRW]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Agency

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Richmond upon Thames usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 29.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,075decided 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-15339928

Historical activity at this location

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

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