17, High Street, Hampton Hill, Richmond Upon Thames, TW12 1NB Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2348 - Works to Trees Under TPO Approved

Proposal

WB1 – Whitebeam 1: Prune the crown to provide approximately 1.5 metres clearance from the building elevation and reduce lateral growth to provide approximately 0.5 metres clearance beyond the kerb line, preventing branches from encroaching over the carriageway. The works are required to maintain appropriate clearance from the building and highway and to prevent interference with passing traffic. WB2 – Whitebeam 2: Prune the crown to provide approximately 1.5 metres clearance from the building elevation and reduce lateral growth to provide approximately 0.5 metres clearance beyond the kerb line, preventing branches from encroaching over the carriageway. The works are required to maintain appropriate clearance from the building and highway and to prevent interference with passing traffic. PH1 – Photinia 1: Reduce the overall height and spread by approximately 25%, trimming into a compact, rounded form, and lift the lower growth clear of the adjacent wall. The works are required to maintain the hedge in an appropriate size and shape and to prevent contact with the wall. BPT1 – Bay: Reduce the crown back to previous pruning points and trim the sides to maintain the existing hedge form. The works are required to maintain the tree at an appropriate size and preserve its established shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Approved
17 Aug 2026

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

Site constraints 8

High Street Hampton Hill 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 ↗
SSSI 35 m away: Bushy Park and Home 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.
Registered park or garden 37 m away: Bushy Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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
Scheduled monument 244 m away: Old Brew House, Bushy Park; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 35 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 Trees Under TPO
Postcode
TW12 1NB
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Fulwell & Hampton Hill Ward [FLW]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim George Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 11 days slower 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-15060262
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