Planning application
9 Mortlake Road Kew Richmond TW9 3JE
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T2 Laburnum (x1) Fell to ground level. Reason: The tree is dead. T3 Leylandii (x1) Cut to ground level. Reason: The tree is dead. T4 Atlas Cedar (x1) Reduce height by 2 to 2.5m. Final height 11m and width 4m. Reason: Close to boundary wall and only 3m from neighbouring property. T5 Is not a tree.
As published by the council, reference PA25/2930
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/2930
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 3JE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA25/2844 Granted
9 Mortlake Road Kew Richmond TW9 3JE
T1 Bay Tree (x1) Reduce crown by 1.5m all round (back to previous points). Final height 6m and width 8m. Reason: To maintain the height and spread of the tree at a smaller size. To prevent overhang over the road and the driveway
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No objection
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 8 September 2025, 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.
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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