Planning application
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
R0002 - Betula pendula - Fell to ground level, tree in terminal decline and colonised by Bjerkandera adusta and Fomitopsois betulina, high target area means retaining as habitat is inappropriate. No desire to replant in current location due to close proximity of scheduled ancient monument.
As published by the council, reference PA26/0975
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/0975
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hampton Ward [HPT]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 17 applications since 2025: 16 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/2295 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
G0069 - Acer pseudoplatanus: 2m full crown reduction to alleviate forces at primary branch junction. R0012 - Betula utilis var. jacquemontii: Fell to Ground Level. No desire to replant due to proximity to scheduled ancient monument. R0164 - Aesculus hippocastanum: 1.5m full crown reduction to alleviate forces at primary branch junction. G0036 - Robinia pseudoacacia: 1.5m reduction in height to alleviate forces at cracked primary branch junction.
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PA26/1899 Awaiting decision
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the existing use of the parts of Home Park and the Paddocks shown on Plans Ref: Plan 1 and Plan 2 for events including a music festival and flower show, and associated operations and car parking, for a period of up to 69 days per annum is lawful.
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PA26/1831 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0085 - Aesculus hippocastanum - Pollard at primary branch junction c. 3m R0115 - Aesculus hippocastanum - Fell to ground level, replant with A. indica to promote climate resilience in our tree stock.
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PA26/1764 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
17028 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17036 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17040 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17044 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level The removal of these trees is in line with our ongoing efforts to reduce the number of non-native tree species within Home Park, and to enable the installation of drainage systems in relation to the ongoing restoration of the Shepperds Huts Complex. Following project completion the area will be replanted with a mix of native species to help promote biodiversity within the area and to be in keeping with the historical and cultural setting of the site.
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PA26/1762 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
5320 - Acer pseudoplatanus - 3m full crown reduction 14756 - Tillia x europaea - 15m reduction to mitigate forces on decayed base and enable retention for habitat. Reduce S aspect below final high by c. 5m to keep general form. Use coronet and rip cuts to increase habitat value. 22493 - Aesculus hippocastanum - reduce hight by c. 8m to reduce likelihood of further catastrophic failure of the main stem. final hight should br c. 3m above recent failure. reduce extended southern limbs by upto 4m to reduce lever movement on branch junctions. 17096 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 3m full crown reduction to reduce lever arm effects and forces on decayed scaffold structure 53204 - Aesculus hippocastanum - Reduce low phototrophic limbs to W by 3m, reduce lateral spread of remaining canopy by 2m to reduce lever arm effects, lift over workshop by 3m to provide access for scaffolding 60300 - Populus spp. - Monolith tree at 5m and retain for habitat 60396 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 3m full crown reduction to reduce loading on decayed main stem and lessen likelihood of catastrophic failure 60440 - Tilia x europaea - Reduce in height by c. 6m to a final height of c. 9m to mitigate likelihood of major stem failure. Onward management as a pollard
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PA26/1653 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
3x Silver Birch - Prune back to previous points and remove approx 1.5m from entire crowns
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PA26/1341 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
G0473 - Tilia x europaea - Fell to ground level as tree has died over the winter and is in an area of extremely high foot fall G0518 - Tilia x europaea - Fell to ground level as tree is in terminal decline and in an area of extremely high foot fall. Replanting Plan - There is no desire to replant replacement trees in the current location or of the removed species due to the visual impact it would have on the historically designed landscape, as well as the poor projected climate suitability of the species at this site. Instead 2 Carpinus betulus of 6-8cm dbh will be planted in a suitable location within the site.
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PA26/1343 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE Fell two Lime trees that have died on the east front
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PA26/1234 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0068 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 5m full crown reduction to alleviate forces at decayed base
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PA26/1233 Granted
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0074 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 2m full crown reduction to alleviate forces on major stem cavity.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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16 Apr 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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About tree works applications
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Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0085 - Aesculus hippocastanum - Pollard at primary branch junction c. 3m R0115 - Aesculus hippocastanum - Fell to ground level, replant with A. indica to promote climate resilience in our tree stock.
Granted Trees -
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0068 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 5m full crown reduction to alleviate forces at decayed base
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
R0074 - Aesculus hippocastanum - 2m full crown reduction to alleviate forces on major stem cavity.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
H0167 - Horse Chestnut which had scaffold limb failure December weekend of 6th/7th 2025. Remaining stem has high frequency of woodpecker holes, historic limb failures and cavities to main stem with bacterial staining. I propose creating a monolith at 12m to retain many of these habitat features. As you can see from the picture in leaf taken in May the remaining standing stem is in a poor physiological state. Tree code 151000 - Sycamore on our boundary with a third party property which is now encroaching on the property, has included significant included bark within crown spring and has been pruned poorly in the past which has allowed decay in partially occluded wounds. The stem is also making mature hawthorns become subdominant. I propose to fell the tree to allow mature hawthorns stems of greater biodiversity value to grow on.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
Tree to fell/dismantle. Tree Tag: B0046. Horse chestnut stem located at Kingston end of Barge Walk, next to area of boat moorings. The stem has multiple fungus fruiting bodies throughout the basal area, suspected Ganoderma spp. The basal area sounds like it is hollowing to the south west, through use of a sounding mallet. Stem lean and crown bias is toward the boat moorings.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
17028 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17036 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17040 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level 17044 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level The removal of these trees is in line with our ongoing efforts to reduce the number of non-native tree species within Home Park, and to enable the installation of drainage systems in relation to the ongoing restoration of the Shepperds Huts Complex. Following project completion the area will be replanted with a mix of native species to help promote biodiversity within the area and to be in keeping with the historical and cultural setting of the site.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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