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Ham House, Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7RS

Granted Richmond upon Thames PA26/0653 Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Trees located at Ham House & Gardens: T1-False Acacia x2 0902 and 0903 North Terrace by bike racks. Reduce in height and width by approx 2-3 metres to mitigate included unions and high footfall location. Current height 14m, final height 12m, current spread of both trees as a pair 20m, final spread 16m. T2-Lime 0895 - 1st lime on North Terrace East, closest to the main gate. Reduce height by 2-3 metres and prune any over extended laterals back in line with canopy to mitigate included union. Current height 22m, final height 20m. Current spread 12m, final spread 10m. T3-Dismantle Lime tree to GL & grind out stump due to significant canopy decline caused by Honey fungus. T4-Reduce mature Holm Oak tree in far left corner of kitchen garden back to previous points, approx 2m of regrowth to mitigate stress fractures on the larger boughs which was the purpose of the reduction originally. MEWP required. Current height 22m, final height 20m, current spread 22m, final spread 16m. T5-Sweet Chestnut tree, showing early stages of decline, reduce height by 3m. Current height 18m, final height 15m, reduce spread by 2m, current spread 10m, final spread 6. Purpose to manage its decline in a high footfall area.

As published by the council, reference PA26/0653

Application record

Reference
PA26/0653
Type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No objection
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Decided
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TW10 7RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA25/3806 Granted

    Ham House, Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7RS

    New lime plaster and lime wash to internal wall of the Orangery following the removal of the sand and cement render and vinyl paint.

    Decided 20 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 18/3255/DD01 Granted

    Ham House Ham Street Ham Richmond TW10 7RS

    Details pursuant to condition U53001 - materials

    Decided 21 Nov 2019 Reserved matters
  • 19/1409/DD01 Granted

    Ham House Ham Street Ham Richmond TW10 7RS

    Details pursuant to condition U0064434 - Materials

    Decided 20 Nov 2019 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Received by Richmond upon Thames

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No objection

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 25 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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