Planning application
20 Teddington Park Teddington TW11 8DA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Oak TPO 1380089 Crown thinning up to 10% including deadwood, branches over gardens of 41 Elmfield Avenue and 20 Teddington Park by up to 1.5 metres. The work is part of normal maintenance for a 200 year old tree and will give more light to the garden of 41 Elmfield Avenue and clearance to the properties at 41 Elmfield Avenue and in the garden of 20 Teddington Park. The height and the width of the oak will be the same before and after the works - approximately 17 metres high by 10 metres width. Although the tree is sited in and owned by 20 Teddington Park, a large proportion of the oak tree overhangs the garden of 41 Elmfield Avenue and blocks light, continually denying plants in the garden of 41 Elmfield Avenue of water and light (to the point where we have laid artificial turf in the garden as the grass kept dying). A substantial amount of deadwood falls into the garden of 41 Elmfield Avenue throughout the year. Recently a property was built in the garden of 20 Teddington Park directly under the tree so the the owners of the tree at 20 Teddington Park are keen to properly maintain the tree so it does not cause damage to the building. TPO consent was granted in 2017 and 2022 for the same works as being applied for here. This is continuing maintenance work.
As published by the council, reference PA25/3576
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/3576
- Type
- Works to Trees Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Teddington Ward [TDD]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW11 8DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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