The Bungalow Ash Island East Molesey KT8 9AX Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2845 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Removal of: T1 - dead sycamore. T2 - dead sycamore. T3 - dead holly. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 26

Richmond CA - CA12 Hampton VillageRichm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prArticle 4 directionRichm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaSFRA Zone 3b -Richm Arch P English HeritageRichmond CIL LowRichm Village Boundary Hampton VillageFloodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES HAMPTONRichm Metropolitan Open Land Thames HamptonRichm Bank Top Planing App ToolFloodzone 2 Fluvial Models and Fluvial EventsRichm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%
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.
Hampton Village 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 ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 163 m away: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Richmond CA - CA12 Hampton VillageCouncil 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 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 Arch P English Heritage: The Thames has been a focus for human activityCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CIL LowCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Boundary Hampton VillageCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES HAMPTONCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Metropolitan Open Land Thames HamptonCouncil 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 ↗
Floodzone 2 Fluvial Models and Fluvial EventsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 163 m away: Bushy Park; Flood defence 22 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; National infrastructure project 1951 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £200,000 in October 2002. Detached house, freehold.

31 October 2002£200,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Postcode
KT8 9AX
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Hampton Ward [HPT]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No objection
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 5 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 31 for tree and landscaping works. 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-15161924
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

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