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Approved PA25/3345 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Richmond upon Thames 4.4/10
Date received
26 Sept 2025
Date validated
26 Sept 2025
Decision date
6 Nov 2025
Postcode
TW1 1PZ
Type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Freehold owner
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Description

Tree of Heaven. Remove. Triple stemmed tree with two occluded bark (acute angl Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 12 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Site constraints 13

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 ↗
St Margaret's Estate 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.
Local nature reserve 296 m away: Isleworth Ait
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
Registered park or garden 147 m away: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Flood defence 19 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); National infrastructure project 494 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 7 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 21 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,750,000 in March 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

20 March 2007£2,750,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area340 m² (3,660 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

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

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2022 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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1 Cedar Front Garden: The Cedar tree exhibits a pronounced South-eastly lean towards the…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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T1 Mimosa - Fell to ground level.
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20 Martineau Drive Twickenham TW1 1PZ
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5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE Dead Acacia Dealbata Mimosa - removal
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2024 Approved
9 Martineau Drive Twickenham TW1 1PZ
T1 Chanticleer Pear Front Garden: Fell in sections to ground level and treat stump with e…
24/T0297/TCA
2024 Approved
19 Martineau Drive Twickenham TW1 1PZ
T1. Lime: Rear Garden: Tree Height 14m and crown spread 12m - A mature, tree, which is no…
24/T0267/TCA
2024 Approved
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T1 - Remove Variegated Privet tree adjacent to shed and grind stump for larger shed to be…
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REAR GARDEN T1 Chinese privet (Ligustrum lucidum) Thin upper crown by 25%. Remove selecte…
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T1 - Sorbus - Shape T2 & T3 - Portuguese Laurel - crown reduction by 2 mts canopy spread…
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T1 Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Reduce height by 3-4m. Reduce spread by around 2m t…
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2023 Approved
3 Martineau Drive Twickenham TW1 1PZ
FRONT GARDEN AT NO.3 Martineau Drive T4 Golden Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia frisia) Fell…
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T1 Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Fell to ground level and remove all arisings and Gr…
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2022 Approved
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Erection of an open sided pergola structure in the garden.
22/3547/HOT
2022 Approved
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T1 - Holm Oak Reduce all aspects of crown by approx 2-2.5m. Thin by 15% and remove deadwo…
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REAR GARDEN T1 Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) Fell to 1m stump and remove all a…
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T1 - Cedar (Cedrus spp) Reduce lateral spires only by approximately 1.5-2m back to within…
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2020 Approved
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T2 - Macrocarpa - Trim back to previous points of reduction leaving final height of 3-4m…
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2019 Approved
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Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.