Planning application
Cardinal House, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, East Molesey, KT8 9BW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference PA26/2897
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/2897
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No objection
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hampton Ward [HPT]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT8 9BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/2896 Awaiting decision
Cardinal House, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, East Molesey, KT8 9BW
T1, T2 and T3 (T0319) - 3x Sycamores, forming one canopy (adjacent Hampton court road) - Reduce overall canopy by 1.5-2m to appropriate growth points, following BS3998 standards. Provide 2m clearance from the house. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem, up to the crown break. Remove all major deadwood of 25mm in diameter and over. The aim of the reduction is to keep the managed at a reasonable size, before a more harsh reduction will be required, and to create a more visually appealing shape.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Raise No objection
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27 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 25 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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