Planning application
LONDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, LAYTON HOUSE, Ferry Lane, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sycamore (T1) - Whole crown reduction to 8.7 metres diameter and 16 meters overall tree height (20% reduction) to improve light penetration and reduce tree size. London Plane (T2) - Pollard to 14.36 metres overall crown diameter and to 15.68 metres overall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size and facilitate ongoing biennieal/triennial/quadrennial re-pollarding management regime. Sycamore (T3) - Whole crown reduction to 13.552 meters overall crown diameter and to 18 meters overall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size.rall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size and facilitate ongoing biennial/triennial/quadrennial re-pollarding management regime. London Plane (T5) - Pollard to 14.65 meters overall crown diameter and to 16 metres overall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size and facilitate ongoing biennieal/triennial/quadrennial re-pollarding management regime.
As published by the council, reference PA26/2050
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/2050
- Type
- Works to Trees Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 3AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/1914 Granted
LONDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, LAYTON HOUSE, Ferry Lane, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AF
Sycamore (T6) - Whole crown reduction to 12.13 meters overall crown diameter and to 11 meters overall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size. Sycamore (T7) - Whole crown reduction to 13.14 meters overall crown diameter and to 12 meters overall tree height (20% reduction) to reduce tree size.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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20 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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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