Planning application
4, Church Walk, Richmond, TW9 1SN
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Acer tree to front of house (see sketch of location and photograph) Tree roots are causing structural damage to listed property as well as boundary wall with neighbour (see photographs attached). Removal of tree is therefore proposed. Replacing with a new tree is not proposed - this would simply lead to the same issue occurring again. Tree does not appear to be significantly old - photographs from historic planning application records show the tree was not present in 2015, so was likely planted sometime in the last decade.
As published by the council, reference PA26/1944
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/1944
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- South Richmond Ward [STR]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 1SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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20 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Raise No objection
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26 Jul 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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Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 20 July 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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