Planning application
7 Trafalgar Road Twickenham TW2 5EJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Large Eucalyptus which is growing beside my garage. The crown needs a lift and I wish to remove a long lower branch as shown in the photo and prune other lower branches to provide more light 1. Low limb going over the outbuilding cut back to the first secondary limb to give clearance to the building and not removing the entire limb to cause decay in the main trunk 2. Reduce the crown by 4 meters and remove the major deadwood and dead ivy 3. Raise the crown to give 2.5m clearance to the ground
As published by the council, reference PA25/4438
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/4438
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- West Twickenham Ward [WTK]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW2 5EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Mar 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
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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