Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

The Coterie Apartments 16 Willow Avenue Barnes London SW13 0LQ

Refused Richmond upon Thames 23/T0152/TPO Works to Trees Under TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 Lime (x1) - Reduce height by 3m and width by 1.5-2m. Final height to be 9m and width to be 5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T2 Lime (x1) - Reduce height by 4m and width by 2m. Final height to be 9m and width to be 5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T3 Lime (x1) - Reduce height by 3-3.5m and width by 1.5-2m. Final height to be 9m and width to be 5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T4 Lime (x1) - Reduce height by 3-3.5m and width by 1.5-2m. Final height to be 10m and width to be 5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T5 Sycamore (x1) - Reduce height by 3-3.5m and width by 2m. Final height to be 10m and width to be 5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size.

As published by the council, reference 23/T0152/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/T0152/TPO
Type
Works to Trees Under TPO
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
21 Feb 2023
Validated
21 Feb 2023
Decided
20 Apr 2023
Ward
Mortlake & Barnes Common Ward [MRB]
Parish
Barnes Village
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW13 0LQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2023

    Received by Richmond upon Thames

  2. 20 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What this refusal means

Richmond upon Thames refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 1 Beverley Road Barnes London SW13 0LX

    PA25/4210 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 44m away

    T1 Magnolia 20% Crown reduction. (Shorten branches by max 1m) T2 Cherry 20% Crown reduction. (Shorten branches by max 1m) T3 Pittosporum 30% Crown reduction. (Shorten branches by max 1.5m) Excessive shading. Prudent, periodic tree management.

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • 3 Willow Avenue Barnes Richmond Upon Thames SW13 0LT

    05/2485/PS192 Submitted 17 Aug 2005 44m away

    Hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer.

    Granted Prior approval Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs

  • 4 Willow Avenue Barnes London SW13 0LT

    24/2062/HOT Submitted 14 Aug 2024 45m away

    Proposed ground floor rear extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 23 docs
    Domestic

  • 2 Beverley Road Barnes London SW13 0LX

    24/T0709/TCA Submitted 3 Sep 2024 51m away

    T1 Walnut (x1) - Reduce crown back to previous points of reduction (3m off height and width). Final height and width to be 9m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

  • 6, Cedars Road, London, SW13 0HP

    PA25/3173 Submitted 12 Sep 2025 55m away

    Demolition of the existing rear central roof dormer, construction of a replacement rear mansard roof extension with tile-hung pitched face, two additional small dormers with timber frame windows, and new rooflights.

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 16 docs
    Domestic

  • 7 Brookwood Avenue Barnes London SW13 0LR

    PA25/3377 Submitted 29 Sep 2025 65m away

    Installation of EV Charge Point on brick pillar adjacent to front door.

    Granted Householder 9 docs
    Domestic

In Richmond upon Thames

  • PA26/3083 Decided

    Fulwell Golf Club, Wellington Road, Hampton, TW12 1JY

    5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE - Oak Tree on the golf course. The reason for the emergency, is that A huge huge limb came down and the rest of the oak is seriously in danger of snapping

    4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PA26/3054 Decided

    STREET RECORD, Langdon Park, Teddington

    5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE T5 - Larch - Fell T6 - Sycamore - Fell

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PA26/3037 Awaiting decision

    22 Chalmers Way Twickenham Middlesex TW1 1QG

    T1 – Cedar Remove major deadwood (=25mm diameter). Prune back from property to provide a minimum 3m clearance. Final height: unchanged. Final spread: unchanged.

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PA26/3022 Awaiting decision

    11, Aquarius, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, TW1 3EA

    Back Garden (Left Boundary) T1: Judas tree – Reduce height by 0.5m - 1m through selective thinning, remove major deadwood Height of tree currently: 4m Height of tree after reduction: 3.5m Spread of tree currently: 4m Spread of tree after reduction: 3.5m Back Garden (Right Boundary) T2: Rowan tree – Reduce height by 1m, reduce sides by 0.5m, lift canopy by 0.5m, remove major deadwood Height of tree currently: 4m Height of tree after reduction: 3m Spread of tree currently: 2m Spread of tree after reduction: 1.5m Reasons for work: General tree maintenance Trees in decline Maintaining tree in its current setting

    1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PA26/3021 Awaiting decision

    Aquarius, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham

    Grounds of Aquarius T1: Cherry tree (located outside property #4) – Reduce by 0.5m back to previous points Height of tree currently: 4m Height of tree after reduction: 3.5m Spread of tree currently: 3m Spread of tree after reduction: 2.5m T3/A/B/C/D: Hornbeam trees (x4 by footpath) – Reduce height by 2.5m through selective thinning reduce lateral growth by 1.5m through selective thinning Height of tree currently: 11m Height of tree after reduction: 8.5m Spread of tree currently: 7m Spread of tree after reduction: 5.5m T5: Silver birch tree (located outside property #12) – Reduce height by 2m, reduce sides by 0.5m to balance, remove major deadwood Height of tree currently: 11m Height of tree after reduction: 8.5m Spread of tree currently: 7m Spread of tree after reduction: 6.5m T6: Sycamore tree (outside property #13) – Reduce by 1m back to previous points, remove ivy down to fence level Height of tree currently: 11m Height of tree after reduction: 10m Spread of tree currently: 6m Spread of tree after reduction: 5m T7: Sycamore tree (outside property #14) – Thin canopy by 15%, remove major deadwood Height of tree currently: 11m Height of tree after reduction: 11m Spread of tree currently: 6m Spread of tree after reduction: 6m T8: A/B/C Sycamore trees (x3 outside properties #7 and #8) – reduce lateral growth towards the building back by 1.5m, remove ivy up to the bottom of the gutter only Height of tree currently: 10m Height of tree after reduction: 10m Spread of tree currently: 6m Spread of tree after reduction: 4m T9: Fig Tree - Reduce height by 1.5m, reduce sides by 1.5m Height of tree currently: 4m Height of tree after reduction: 2.5m Spread of tree currently: 4m Spread of tree after reduction: 2.5m Reason for Tree Works: General tree maintenance carried out across the grounds of Aquarius as part of the regular 3-year maintenance cycle. This includes crown reductions, crown lifting over footpaths with heavy pedestrian use, particularly routes providing access to the offices and clubs located on Eel Pie Island, and providing suitable clearance from buildings.

    1 Sep 2026 Trees