4 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/3127 - Works to Trees Under TPO Recommendation under review
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 – Lime (Tilia sp.) Re-pollard to the established historic pollard points. Re Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026, from Richmond upon Thames's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 12

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Petersham 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.
Special area of conservation 280 m away: Richmond Park
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Cecil House, Grade II, 59 m away · 3 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 126 m away: Ham House; SSSI 280 m away: Richmond Park SSSI; National infrastructure project 811 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 58 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 6

Last sold for £1,225,000 in May 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

8 May 2026£1,225,000
1 October 2020£1,055,000
16 February 2017£1,002,500
25 July 2014£950,000
15 August 2007£575,000
12 December 2002£375,000

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

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Works to Trees Under TPO
Postcode
TW10 7DT
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Richmond upon Thames usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
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-15212916

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Lime - to be reduced approx 2.5m leaving height of 10m and 5m width
22/T0344/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
185A, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AW
New gate associated with garden screening. Replacement binstore.
PA25/2769
2025 Approved
16, Sandpits Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7DT
T1 - Scots pine, the tree is encroaching the neighbouring property (No10) we would like t…
PA25/1897
2025 Approved
16, Sandpits Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7DT
TG2 - Yew , the tree is encroaching the neighbouring garden (No8) and we would like to pr…
PA25/1944
2025 Approved
163 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AH
Solar photovoltaic panels to be installed on the upper flat roof.
PA25/0588
2024 Approved
110 Meadlands Drive Petersham Richmond TW10 7ED
Moving the front door to a position where the existing side window is, with canopy over…
24/3021/HOT
2024 Approved
175 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AW
T1: Yew - Trim all round to re-shape. Crown lift 3.5m removing 1 x lower lateral branch o…
24/T0359/TCA
2023 Approved
16 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
T1-Apple - dead tree, remove. TG1-Beech hedge - 7m high 3m wide, reduce hight by 3m and s…
23/T1022/TCA
2023 Approved
19 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DU
Part single, part two storey rear extension
23/2242/HOT
2023 Approved
163 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AH
1. Hornbeam - Lift base of crown to c4 metres from ground with shaping into existing crow…
23/T0669/TCA
2023 Approved
Sandpits Cottage Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
T2 Holm Oak - Evergreen Oak (Quercus ileX) Tree growing in school grounds - Remove stem c…
23/T0700/TCA
2023 Refused
13 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DU
Side infill extension.
23/2140/HOT
2023 Approved
Gort House 216 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AN
Front Garden Cedar (Cedrus spp) Remove over elongated limb growing towards house , shorte…
23/T0807/TPO
2023 Approved
Stubbetts Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AW
REAR GARDEN T1 Ashleaf Maple - Boxelder (Acer negundo) Crown Reduction - Reducing the hei…
23/T0568/TCA
2023 Refused
13 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DU
First floor rear outrigger extension together with insertion of 1x roof lights to the fro…
23/1117/HOT
2023 Refused
13 Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DU
Single-storey rear extension (5.35m depth, 2.7m eaves height, 2.7m overall height).
23/1135/PDE
2022 Approved
The Butts Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
Replacement of the single-pitched roof over the outbuilding with a dual-pitched roof and…
22/2813/HOT
2022 Approved
Cecil House 167 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AH
T1 Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) Tree closest to Sudbrook Lane - using MEWP on road side…
22/T0821/TCA
2022 Refused
The Butts Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
Construction of corridor building to link the existing garden outbuilding with the main h…
22/2008/HOT
2022 Approved
175 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AW
T5 Lime - Reduce by 3m over driveway
22/T0094/TCA
2022 Approved
Cecil House 167 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AH
T1: Horse Chestnut - Cut back by up to 2m to clear road and streetlight. T2: Plane - Cut…
22/T0093/TCA
2016 Approved
Ginnels House Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
T1 - Walnut - Fell
16/T0692/TCA
2016 Approved
Gort House 216 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AN
Erect a conservatory
16/1206/LBC
2016 Approved
Gort House 216 Petersham Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7AN
Erect a conservatory
16/1205/HOT
2016 Approved
Ginnels House Sandpits Road Petersham Richmond TW10 7DT
T1 - Pine - Fell
16/T0052/TCA
2016 Approved
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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

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.