Riverside House Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01078/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Notification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 2 x Eucalyptus (shown as T1 and T2 on plan) to reduce crown by 3 to 4 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Spelthorne's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Riverside House
List entry 1029679 · The pin is inside its outline · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 ↗
Lower Sunbury Conservation Area 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.
Air quality management area: Spelthorne 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
Inside the Sunbury-on-Thames built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Green belt 38 m away: London; Open access land 27 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
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
TW16 6AA
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Sunbury East
Parish
Lower Sunbury And Halliford ED
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 44.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
110decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15294004
Planning Portal ref
PP-15294004
Neighbours
21 Oct 2026
Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Spelthorne ranks #124 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Spelthorne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #258 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #225 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #124 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #106 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
57%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
26 decided
634
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026