Planning application
HAM POLO CLUB, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1,T2,T3 Eucalyptus, fell to ground level and replace with native more manageable trees, these 3 trees are clustered together in a group x2 trees are showing signs of decay around the base 'honey fungus' all trees are in a location with high people traffic compaction is an obvious issue around an already shallow root system 'target area' all 3 trees are directly next to a active horse stable next to large open space, these trees pose as a risk of failure and given their close proximity to the stables we recommend removal T1 before works 10/10m after 0/0 T2 before works 10/10m after 0/0 T3 before works 7m/7m after 0/0 T4 X3 Lime located near arena area to lift to a standing height of 6m thin by 20% and remove all dead wood T5 X1 Horse chestnut to lift to a standing height of 6m and the by 20% T6 Eucalyptus to lift to a standing height of 6m and thin by 20%
As published by the council, reference PA26/0241
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/0241
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW10 7AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/1383 Awaiting decision
HAM POLO CLUB, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH
New hardstanding and stables.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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5 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 5 March 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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