Planning application
12 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Rear Garden T1 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce top section only by approximately 0.5-1m, leaving as much healthy low growth as possible to help support the tree. Remove dead limbs. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m. T2 Plum (Prunus domestica) Crown reduce by approximately 0.5-1m back to most recent previous reduction points. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m.
As published by the council, reference PA26/3325
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/3325
- Type
- Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
- Status
- Recommendation under review
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- North Richmond Ward [NRR]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 1XL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA25/3203 Granted
12 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
REAR GARDEN T3 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce by 0.5m. Final height = 6m and final spread = 4m. T4 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 6m and final spread = 4m. T8 Himalayan Birch (Betual utilis jacquemontii) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 7m and final spread = 4m.
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24/T0755/TCA Granted
12 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
T3 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce by 0.5m. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m. T4 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m. T6 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Reduce shape and trim. Final height = 3m and final spread = 2m. T8 Himalayan Birch (Betual utilis jacquemontii) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m. T2 Weeping Willow - Reduce to previous reduction points ie by 2m - Final height 4.5m and spread 3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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12 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
REAR GARDEN T3 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce by 0.5m. Final height = 6m and final spread = 4m. T4 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 6m and final spread = 4m. T8 Himalayan Birch (Betual utilis jacquemontii) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 7m and final spread = 4m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
10, Townshend Terrace, Richmond, TW9 1XL
REAR GARDEN T1 Pride of India Reduce by 1-1.5m Final height 4m and spread 2.5m to previous reduction points T2 Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) Reduce to previous reduction points ie by 2m. Final height 4.5m and spread 3m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
14 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
REAR GARDEN T1 Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Crown reduce by approximately 2m back to most recent previous reduction points. Final height = 6m and final spread = 4m. T3 Cypress Reduce height by approximately 60%, down to just above the top of the pergola. Trim remaining tree as much as possible all round while still maintaining live growth. Final height = 2m and final spread = 2m. T4 Apple (Malus domestica) Crown reduce by approximately 1-2m back to most recent previous reduction points. Final height = 5m and final spread = 3m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
14 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
REAR GARDEN T1 Cherry (Prunus spp) Tree growing in neighbours garden - reduce any overhang back to the boundary, removing approx. 0.5m of growth - with final heights, unchanged at 3m and final spread at 2m. Remove dead limbs, possible selective reduction of heavily decayed limbs. Remove low limb growing towards rear of house. T2 Apple (Malus domestica) Retrieve broken limb. Reduce remaining crown to the most recent previous reduction points, removing approx. 2m of new growth - final heights of 3.5m with final spread of 3m.
Granted Trees 1 doc -
10 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
T1 Pride of India Reduce by 1-1.5m to previous reduction points. Final height 4m and spread 2.5m
Granted Trees 2 docs -
12 Townshend Terrace Richmond TW9 1XL
T3 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce by 0.5m. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m. T4 Plum (Prunus domestica) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m. T6 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Reduce shape and trim. Final height = 3m and final spread = 2m. T8 Himalayan Birch (Betual utilis jacquemontii) Reduce to previous reduction points. Final height = 4m and final spread = 2m. T2 Weeping Willow - Reduce to previous reduction points ie by 2m - Final height 4.5m and spread 3m
Granted Trees 3 docs
Other tree works applications
In Richmond upon Thames
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PA26/3369 Granted
15 Fitzwilliam Avenue Richmond TW9 2DQ
REAR GARDEN T1 Bay (Laurus nobilis) Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2.5m. Final height 3.5m and spread 1.5m.
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PA26/3384 Granted
7, The Terrace, London, SW13 0NP
5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE - 1x Eucalyptus - Fell
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PA26/3383 Granted
32, Marlborough Road, Richmond, TW10 6JR
5 DAY DANGEROUS TREE NOTICE - dead silver birch - fell
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PA26/3103 Granted
20 Chalmers Way Twickenham TW1 1QG
T1 False Acacia - Fell to ground level and poison stump to grind in 6 -12 month following poison. Client wishes to replant in the future.
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PA26/3101 Granted
85, The Vineyard, Richmond, TW10 6AT
Reducing the crown of an Old Mature Prunus Cerasifera that is leaning at 45 deg with a 10 cm by 10 cm basal trunk cavity at the base of a 23 cm diameter trunk. The current height is approx 5.5m and the maximum branch radius 3.5m (bearing in mind the tree is leaning at 45 deg. Other trees in the garden are a Betula Pendula, Olea Europaea (*2) and and Malus Domestica (*2). All in the rear garden.