Planning application
17, Lawn Crescent, Richmond, TW9 3NR
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1: Lime tree fell to the ground level. This tree had been increasingly encroaching between adjacent properties, confined within a narrow alleyway. Its growth had begun to lift paving, contributing to damp issues within the properties and causing damage to drainage infrastructure. Before works 13/10m After works 0m/0m
As published by the council, reference PA26/1294
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/1294
- Type
- Works to Trees Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused Permission
- 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: Refused Permission
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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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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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22, Lawn Crescent, Richmond, TW9 3NR
98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
T1 Magnolia - Crown lift 1.5m off footpath and front garden, reduce in width 2 m, reduce in height 2 m. To maintain the shape and for the maintenance of the tree health. T2 Laburnum - Tree is dead, reduce down to a stump
Awaiting decision Trees -
10 Lawn Crescent Richmond TW9 3NR
Established Magnolia tree (Tree A on plan) Reduce crown by 1/3 in order to allow sunlight to permeate to planting below and to encourage upward growth of the magnolia, as the trunk is slightly left-leaning due to previous crowding by a cherry tree in next-door garden (the cherry tree has now been removed)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
9 Lawn Crescent Richmond Richmond Upon Thames TW9 3NR
First floor side window. Replacement of existing side window with sash window. Obscured glazing in both windows.
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 5 docsDomestic -
9 Lawn Crescent Richmond TW9 3NR
Non-material amendment to approved application 16/1803/HOT (for rebuilding of single storey rear kitchen with minor extension plus basement extension including front and rear laylights) - to allow for removal of rear bi-fold doors/window and formation of larger combined opening to provide three pairs of French doors and provision of a single, enlarged flat roof light to rear kitchen extension rather than the two approved smaller roof lights.
Refused Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 18 docsSmall domestic -
9 Lawn Crescent Richmond Richmond Upon Thames TW9 3NR
T1 - Ash (Fraxinus spp.) - Remove.
Granted Trees -
25, Lawn Crescent, Richmond, TW9 3NS
Back Garden (Back Boundary) T1: Box leaf maple tree – Prune back overhang back to boundary by 2.5 m Height of tree currently: 6m Height of tree after reduction: 6m Spread of tree currently: 6m Spread of tree after reduction: 4m Reasons for work: General tree maintenance More light Maintaining tree in its current setting Reduce shading to house Suppressing growth of shrubs
Granted Trees 1 doc
Other trees applications
In Richmond upon Thames
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PA26/2888 Granted
Palace Gate House, Old Palace Yard, Richmond, TW9 1PD
T1 - Stone Pine Dimensions: Approx 18m Height, N12m, E6m, S8m, W2m. Proposed Works: Remove lowest limb back to the stem. Justification: The tree has a large over-extended lever arm growing to the north-west, roughly 12m in length. It protrudes well outside the line of the rest of the canopy and has been the subject of at least two previous applications, including one rejected by Richmond last year, showing this limb has been a concern to multiple separate arborists over a period of time. Recently a limb above it failed, came down and caused significant damage to the listed boundary wall to Old Palace Yard. The remaining lever arm sits above a busy public footpath with frequent historical tours passing through, a busy roadway and a run of car parking bays. Photographs from only two years ago show a noticeable flattening of the limb since, which adds to our concerns around end loading and mechanical stress at the union. With the failure we have been dealing with, there are no sufficient points left in the tree to brace from. On that basis we believe removal of the limb is the only suitable course of action, and given the target beneath it and the failure that has already occurred and no substantial reduction points.
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PA26/2902 Awaiting decision
40, Park Road, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4AS
T1 Silver Birch: Fell Justification: Dead, or at the very least looking a bit shabby.
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PA26/2251 Decided
95, High Street, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4DG
T1- Ash tree- Remove and replace with Liquidambar tree. This tree has been a problem for many years. It grows adjacent to a street light on a busy road thus consuming and blocking the light for pedestrians & road users. it drops debris onto the footpath & road. The tree was last trimmed back in November 2023 and has now grown back over the footpath & road. There are branches breaking out and some panic growth visible. Suspicion that Ash dieback is present. The tree is covered in Ivy so the condition of the stem cannot be seen at this stage. The reason for the replanting of a Liquidambar tree is that it would have a nicer look on the road. T2- Small Nespola tree- Remove this tree. It doesn't add any benefit to the property or area and has been left to grow wild.
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PA26/2893 Awaiting decision
14, Hales Court, Field Lane, Teddington
Rear of Flats T1-Catalpa Crown reduction of whole tree by 2 metres to leave a canopy spread of 4 metres. Remove dead and diseases wood. • T1 Catalpa is located in the rear of the property as shown on the map provided. • The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size for it’s location. • The tree is encroaching heavily onto the roof of the property. T2-Walnut Crown reduction of whole tree by 2 metres to leave a canopy spread of 4 metres. Remove dead and diseases wood. • T2 Walnut is located in the rear of the property as shown on the map provided. • The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size for it’s location. • The tree is encroaching heavily onto the neighbouring property..
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PA26/2897 Awaiting decision
Cardinal House, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, East Molesey, KT8 9BW
G1 - 6x Hornbeam (NW & SW border of the garden) - Reduce crowns back to the pleached tree frameworks. Height to be reduced by 6m, back to 1ft above old framework points, to create a flat top across all trees. Sides reduced by 2m, back to create a pleached frame work, near to previous points as reduced on the NW side. The aim is to bring the trees, back into the pleached pruning method, as initially intended when planted.