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Approved PA25/2149 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Richmond upon Thames 4.4/10
Date received
2 Jul 2025
Date validated
2 Jul 2025
Decision date
6 Aug 2025
Postcode
TW1 1QL
Type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area

Description

RIVER GROUND (as per tree report) 31 Cherry (Prunus spp) Remove sucker in r Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 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 9

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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 370 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 16 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
LAKE GROUND (as per report) 390 Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) Fell to ground level as i…
PA25/2153
2025 Approved
AVENUE GROUND (as per report) 252 Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) Reduce height to sa…
PA25/2151
2024 Approved
Existing gates are decayed and need replacing. Proposed works are to replace the old swin…
24/3099/HOT
2024 Approved
LAKE GROUND T567 Hybrid black poplar (Populus x canadensis) Fell to ground level as tree…
24/T1003/TCA
2024 Approved
T2 Himalayan Birch (Betual utilis jacquemontii) Reduce spread over neighbours drive, cutt…
24/T0515/TCA
2024 Approved
Tree Works Report - 9727
24/T0510/TCA
2023 Approved
See attachments - report
23/T0563/TCA
2023 Approved
Please see schedule provided. Please note that we are notifying you that 4 large tree to…
23/T0437/TCA
2022 Approved
Silver Birch - dead and decayed - fell
22/T0730/TCA
2022 Approved
to fell Oak T200 in River Grounds due to arb report recommending felling
22/T0605/TCA
2022 Approved
Reduction of height and spread by 2-3m to leave 23m tree height and spread.
22/T0531/TCA
2022 Approved
5 DAY NOTICE fell holm oak adjacent to the common oak that fell over on Sunday, in the La…
22/T0633/TCA
2021 Approved
T2 - Honey locust Crown Reduction - Reducing the height by 1-1.5m and spread of the tree…
21/T0633/TCA
2020 Approved
These works are being undertaken by all the residents of the trust grounds and are owned…
20/T0728/TCA
2019 Approved
Please see spreadsheet
19/T0570/TCA
2017 Approved
Please see Schedule of Works
17/T0548/TCA
2017 Approved
Replacement Front Door
17/2287/HOT
2017 Refused
Repositioning of vehicle access gates, alterations to existing boundary wall and replacem…
17/0580/HOT
2016 Approved
Please see schedule with property location, tree plan and report on all trees detailing c…
16/T0826/TCA
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Nearby activity

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Single Storey Rear Extension.
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THE RAMBERT SCHOOL, The Rambert School, St Margarets Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QN
Permanent tent covering for the Rambert School outside gym at rear of property.
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THE RAMBERT SCHOOL, The Rambert School, St Margarets Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QN
Holm Oak T1 is a mature Holm Oak Tree (Quercus ilex) located at the rear of Clifton Lodge…
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2025 Refused
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Single Storey Rear Extension.
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2025 Approved
20 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
Replacement of windows to front and flank elevations
PA25/0791
2025
28 Kilmorey Gardens Twickenham TW1 1PY
Proposed single storey wrap around extension.
PA25/1726
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14 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
T3 Bay (Laurus nobilis) 30% Crown Reduction of remaining Crown - Reducing the height and…
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13 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QL
FRONT GARDEN T1 Box Elder (Acer negundo) 30% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and sp…
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2024 Approved
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REAR GARDEN T1 Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) Dead tree to fell to just above second hole…
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2024 Approved
44 Kilmorey Gardens Twickenham TW1 1PY
5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE Dead Silver Birch - Fell in sections to ground level
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2024 Approved
32 Kilmorey Gardens Twickenham TW1 1PY
Walnut - dead - Cut to ground level
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2024 Withdrawn
40 Kilmorey Gardens Twickenham TW1 1PY
Single storey rear extension.
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Eucalyptus (T1) - Re-pollard back to all previous points by approximately 2 meters leavin…
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2023 Approved
14 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
Seld seeded Holm Oak - Remove
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2023 Approved
18 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
Rear Ivy clad dead Rowan Reduce by 2m in height and flatten (may end up being further, pe…
23/T0571/TCA
2023 Approved
9 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QL
T1 Eucalyptus - fell This tree is currently 13m high and 5m wide. It has been heavily red…
23/T0549/TCA
2016 Approved
44 Kilmorey Gardens Twickenham TW1 1PY
T1 - Cedar - Fell and replace with fruit tree
16/T0264/TCA
2016 Approved
18 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
T1 (9) - Conifer - Remove dead & dying brush T2 (12) - Rowan - Reduce to previous points…
16/T0248/TCA
2016 Approved
16 St Margarets Drive Twickenham TW1 1QN
Erection of a garden shed.
16/0675/PS192
2016 Approved
29 Ailsa Road Twickenham TW1 1QJ
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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

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