Planning application
Lawn Cresent, Kew
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1: Removal of two lime trees as part of a phased programme of planned works. This initiative aims to maintain continuity within the crescent by gradually removing less healthy or problematic trees and replacing them with younger specimens, ensuring the long-term sustainability and longevity of the tree population.
As published by the council, reference PA26/1293
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/1293
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Provisional TPO raised
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 3NR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Provisional TPO raised
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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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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