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PA26/2534 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore tree to lift to a standing height of 6m and selectively thin by 30% Before works 12m/12m After works 11m/11m T2 London plane to thin by 30% before 12m/12m after 11m/11m T3 Horse chestnut to thin by 30% before 12m/12m After 11m/11m… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 11

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.
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 ↗
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 104 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 104 m away: Richmond 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 104 m away: Richmond Park; 13 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Open access land 36 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Postcode
TW10 7AA
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No objection
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ASHDOWNTREESURGEONS LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 7 days faster than Richmond upon Thames's median of 31 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
501decided 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-15098293

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Decided
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings