Planning application
7, The Embankment, Twickenham, TW1 3DU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The tree is an apple tree which is heavily leaning with dry rot and in danger of falling onto old walls to listed buildings.
As published by the council, reference PA25/4112
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/4112
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Twickenham Riverside Ward [TRW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW1 3DU
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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PA25/3175 Granted
7 The Embankment Twickenham TW1 3DU
Apple tree - to reduce the crown of the tree by 30% 2 metre crown reduction in width and 1 metre reduction in height Leaving a canopy spread of 3 metres and a height of 3 metres The pruning of the canopy is necessary to reduce its weight and to increase structural stability
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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9 Feb 2026
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
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 9 February 2026, 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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