Planning application
15 Lichfield Road, Kew, Surrey, Tw9 3jr
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rear T1 Photina spp x 1 This tree is starting to encroach on to the garden at no. 17 Lichfield Road. Suggested work: - Cut back hard away from the garden at no.17 Lichfield Road to the previous points. (Just past boundary line) The finishing dimensions of the photinia will be largely unaffected as we are only planning to cut back approx. .50m from one side, but the rough dimensions would be 4m in height and 3.5m in diameter .
As published by the council, reference PA25/3288
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/3288
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 3JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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1 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 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 4 November 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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