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26/01281/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1948-2 x Chamaecyparis sp. (False cypress) - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Fairfield/Knights Park Conserv 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.
Heritage at risk: Fairfield / Knights Park, Kingston Town
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Tree preservation order 16 m away; Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Town centre 41 m away: Kingston.
Not affected
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

Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
KT1 2QT
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Kingston Town
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jane Newington

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
178decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15014853
Env. assessment
No
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston 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
Kingston upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #288 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #266 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #33 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #18 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,112
Total decisions
274 refused in the year to March 2026