159, Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2PN Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2387 - Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Bay tree - To reduce all over by approx 1.5m leaving height 5m and width 4m Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 6

Kew Foot Road 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 131 m away: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Postcode
TW9 2PN
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
North Richmond Ward [NRR]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No objection
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Les West

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 9 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
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19/T0502/TCA
2018 Approved
Addition of two conservation type rooflights to the front rooflsope
18/2819/PS192
2016 Approved
Variation of condition BD09 (materials) of planning Ref: 15/2256/HOT.
16/1329/VRC
2016 Approved
Non material change to permission Ref: 15/2256/HOT for the change roof materials from sla…
15/2256/NMA
Within ~100m

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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