Planning application
10 Lawn Crescent Richmond TW9 3NR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Established Magnolia tree (Tree A on plan) Reduce crown by 1/3 in order to allow sunlight to permeate to planting below and to encourage upward growth of the magnolia, as the trunk is slightly left-leaning due to previous crowding by a cherry tree in next-door garden (the cherry tree has now been removed)
As published by the council, reference PA26/0227
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/0227
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No objection
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 3NR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/T0279/TCA Granted
10 Lawn Crescent Richmond TW9 3NR
There is a single magnolia tree at the back of our small garden, 5 ft from the rear boundary fence. The base is split at ground level into two trunks, both growing at an angle of approximately 60 degrees rearwards, having been deprived of light by a cherry tree in the garden next-door on the right (which died last year and has now been removed). One trunk curves back round to grow forwards and upwards. The other divides into two branches: one growing vertically and one growing horizontally backwards, further accentuating the rearwards growth of the tree. We would like to remove this latter horizontal, rearward-growing branch, to encourage the vertical and forwards growth of the tree and inhibit its rearwards growth. This would improve the aesthetic appearance of the tree, which currently looks unbalanced and as if it has been blown over. It would also prevent the weight of the rearward branch eventually causing the tree to collapse onto the rear boundary fence, the neighbour's shed behind the fence, and our own shed between the tree and the fence.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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13 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
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Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 13 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.
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10 Lawn Crescent Richmond TW9 3NR
There is a single magnolia tree at the back of our small garden, 5 ft from the rear boundary fence. The base is split at ground level into two trunks, both growing at an angle of approximately 60 degrees rearwards, having been deprived of light by a cherry tree in the garden next-door on the right (which died last year and has now been removed). One trunk curves back round to grow forwards and upwards. The other divides into two branches: one growing vertically and one growing horizontally backwards, further accentuating the rearwards growth of the tree. We would like to remove this latter horizontal, rearward-growing branch, to encourage the vertical and forwards growth of the tree and inhibit its rearwards growth. This would improve the aesthetic appearance of the tree, which currently looks unbalanced and as if it has been blown over. It would also prevent the weight of the rearward branch eventually causing the tree to collapse onto the rear boundary fence, the neighbour's shed behind the fence, and our own shed between the tree and the fence.
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