Planning application
19 Queens Road Twickenham TW1 4EZ
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Mature horse chestnut (conker) tree, 400cm trunk circumference at 1m height so between 150 to 200 years old. Canopy is 5m to 25m tall with a spread of 10m in diameter. The tree has had it's canopy reduced previously and one tree surgeon has informed me that it would be difficult to so again down to the age of the tree and the severity of the cuts required - he said it's likely that the tree wouldn't survive. Another tree surgeon said the severity of the cuts would not leave a pleasant looking tree if it did survive. So my conclusion is that the tree is just too big for where it is. It actually gives a negative amenity by being too over bearing in such a confined space. I propose that it's removed completely.
As published by the council, reference PA25/3791
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/3791
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Provisional TPO raised
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Twickenham Riverside Ward [TRW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW1 4EZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/T1062/TCA Granted
19 Queens Road Twickenham TW1 4EZ
There is one large mature horse chestnut tree at the foot of the garden of 19 Queens Road which has previously been thinned out and also reduced and now I'd like to have the crown lifted to allow more light into the garden as indicated on the attached 'crown-lifting.jpeg' and also 'site-plan.jpeg'. This would raise the crown from 4m to 6.5m above the ground.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Provisional TPO raised
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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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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