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32 Fife Road East Sheen London SW14 7EL

Awaiting decision Richmond upon Thames PA26/2678 Works to Trees Under TPO

Works: Trees

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Proposal

This tree is badly diseased and have disease to the trunks. This is the application for the removal or 3 poor quality Yew Trees. They are close and in some cases touching the Grade 2 wall of Richmond Park They are causing structural damage to the wall and driveway and will continue to do so if not removed. This is a major risk that the homeowner should not be exposed to. Policy 29 of Richmond local plan – Designated Heritage Assets requires heritage assets to be protected and this is not being adhered to here. There are also numerous National Policies and Local Policies that require listed assets to be preserved and allowing these tress to remain here is causing significant damage, leading eventually to the wall falling down. Planning policy allowing for the removal of trees that are causing damage to Listed Heritage assets and property is extensive and supported. The trees are unhealthy, bad specimens and are causing significant damage. There are also significant adjacent trees and the loss of these tress would not cause a loss of public amenity. There are substantial trees within 5m of these tress both at 32 Fife Rd and on the other side of the wall in Richmond Park. The removal of these trees would stop damage to the wall and driveway and there would be no loss of public amenity. We would ask for the removal of these trees to be allowed. They are obviously poor quality, obviously ill and obviously causing serious property damage.

As published by the council, reference PA26/2678

Application record

Reference
PA26/2678
Type
Works to Trees Under TPO
Status
Recommendation under review
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
East Sheen Ward [EST]
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW14 7EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PA26/1022 Decided

    32 Fife Road East Sheen London SW14 7EL

    Identified on the plan as G1 3 Yew Trees- remove

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees
  • PA26/1023 Granted

    32 Fife Road East Sheen London SW14 7EL

    Trees are located in the rear of 32 Fife Rd to the northern side Remove T1 Silver Birch Remove T2 Alder

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Trees
  • PA26/1020 Refused

    32 Fife Road East Sheen London SW14 7EL

    T3 - London Plane Remove due to the health of the free.

    Decided 13 May 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Richmond upon Thames

  2. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Richmond upon Thames took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Richmond upon Thames for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Richmond upon Thames decided tree works applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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