Planning application
St Mary Magdalen Church, North Worple Way, London, SW14 8PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree T03 Silver Birch Betula pendula Remove major dead wood Tree T11 Common Yew Taxus baccata Raise low canopy to 3m and prune crown to clear mausoleum by 1m. Tree T17 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood Tree T19 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T24 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T27 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major dead wood Tree T30 Pissards Plum Prunus atropurpurea Prune dead and decayed branches to 1m stubs (for wildlife) and prune remainder of tree by up to 2m restore an aesthetic shape. Tree T32 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T33 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T34 Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Survey annually for branch safety or prune to reduce height by 2m Tree T35 Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Prune to reduce height of crown by 3m and crown radius by approximately 1-1.5m. Tree T38 Golden Robinia Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' Remove central limb to fork and prune to reduce the height of the remainder of the crown by 4m and radius by 1-2m Tree T39 Cherry & Horse Chestnut Prunus & Aesculus Remove dead cherry in the group to ground level Tree T42 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T43 Lawson Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Fell to ground level Tree T46 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T47 Common Holly Ilex aquifolium Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T49 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Fell to near ground level Tree T51 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood Tree T52 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood and girdle ivy. Tree T55 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major deadwood Tree T56 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major deadwood Tree T58 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T62 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T65 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T66 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T67 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide
As published by the council, reference PA26/2576
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/2576
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No objection
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mortlake & Barnes Common Ward [MRB]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW14 8PR
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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PA26/0285 Granted
St Mary Magdalen Church, North Worple Way, London, SW14 8PR
Details pursuant to condition ‘C3 - Materials/Details to be Approved’ and ‘C4 - Slot/Keyhole’ of planning permission PA25/2938.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Raise No objection
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 8 September 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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