Planning application
78 High Street Hampton TW12 2SW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN T1 Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra) 30% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 2-3m to tidy and contain and retain furnishing growth. Final height = 7m and final spread = 7m.
As published by the council, reference PA25/3229
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/3229
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Hampton Ward [HPT]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW12 2SW
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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PA25/3217 Granted
78 High Street Hampton TW12 2SW
The mulberry tree is in my garden. It has grown overly large (the trunk has split under the weight) and the leaves are falling into the neighbours gutters. I have been advised by The Tree Company to have the crown reduced by 30% - 3m crown reduction in width and 2m reduction in height, leaving a canopy spread of 6m and height of 6m It grows very readily!
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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21 Oct 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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Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 21 October 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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