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4 Hunters Court Friars Lane Richmond TW9 1NX

Refused Richmond upon Thames 23/T0164/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

Bay x2 1 to reduce all over by 2m leaving approx 12m height and 7m width 2 to reduce all over by 1m leaving approx 9m height and 6m width

As published by the council, reference 23/T0164/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/T0164/TPO
Type
Works to Trees Under TPO
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
28 Feb 2023
Validated
28 Feb 2023
Decided
20 Apr 2023
Ward
South Richmond Ward [STR]
Parish
Richmond And Richmond Hill Village
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TW9 1NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PA26/0155 Granted

    4, Hunters Court, Friars Lane, Richmond, TW9 1NX

    T1 - Bay - To reduce height by 2m leaving finished height at 12m and width by 1m T2 - Bay - Reduce height by 1m leaving height 9m and width by 1m

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 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

5 documents on file for this application

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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.

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