Planning application
The Hermitage Portsmouth Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2LZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Cherry - 3m Crown reduction, Crown lift to up 2.4m over footpath. Remove all major deadwood. G1: Self-Seeded Hornbeam and Sycamore Trees - Fell. These are self-seeded trees that are contributing to the deterioration of the brick retaining wall. This will continue to get worse as the trees get bigger. T2: Cherry - Perform a selective reduction of over-extended limbs back in to the canopy line. Thin crown by up to 15% to reduce number of crossing and rubbing branches within the tree. Crown lift up to 0.5m above garages to provide sufficient clearance to garage roof, remove all major deadwood.
As published by the council, reference 25/03150/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03150/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kingston Town
- Parish
- Kingston And North Kingston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT1 2LZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Kingston upon Thames granted permission on 15 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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