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281 Lonsdale Road Barnes London SW13 9QB

21/T0767/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 October 2021

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Liquidambar tree. (Commonly known as sweetgum). These are large and fasting growing. They can reach up to 25 metres (82feet) high and spread to around 12 metres. (39 feet). Roots are large and can crack concrete. Tree information states should be planted at least 10 metres away from house. This tree is only 90cm from house. See sketch plan. To be removed and replaced with smaller Japanese maple.

Received
13 September 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnes Ward - Historic [BAR]
  1. Received13 Sep
  2. Validated13 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 281 Lonsdale Road Barnes London SW13 9QB. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Barnes Green conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,864 applications in total for the SW13 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at London Borough of Richmond upon Thames were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW13 9QB
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barnes Village
District
Tree Team

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 September 2021
Target decision date
25 October 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10209015
UPRN
10094588224
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Barnes Green

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Richmond

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