Planning application
10 Retreat Garages Retreat Road Richmond
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
FRONT GARDEN T1 Liquidamber (Liquidamber styrachiflua) 30% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 2 to tidy and re-shape into a sphere type shape. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m T2 Liquidamber (Liquidamber styrachiflua) 30% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 2 to tidy and re-shape into a sphere type shape. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m
As published by the council, reference PA26/0916
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/0916
- Type
- Works to Trees Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- South Richmond Ward [STR]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 1 May 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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