Old Vicarage Sudbrook Lane Petersham Richmond TW10 7AT

21/T1002/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 January 2022

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Mature beech next to the house that restricts light from the rear of the property and underneath -, lift and thin by 15%: reduce crown all over by 2.5 - 3 meters leaving a finished height of 18 meters and a width of approximately 15 meters. Thin canopy by 15%. T2 - Twin stemmed sycamore in severe decline. Decay half way up stem and significant dieback. Remove and grind stump T3 - Robinia - tree on significant lean with root plate lifting on tension side - reduce height by 5-6 meters leaving a finished height of 12 - 14 meters to alleviate weight on heavily leaning main stem T4 - Magnolia - thin by 25% to allow more light into front of property T5 - Maple - fell due to severe decline and decay at base G1 - 3 x Ash - remove due to ash dieback

Received: 12 November 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Ward: Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward - Historic [HPR]

ReceivedReceived12 Nov
ValidatedValidated21 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date1 Feb
DecidedDecided19 Jan

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old Vicarage Sudbrook Lane Petersham Richmond TW10 7AT. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 3 weeks longer than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Petersham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. We hold 2,190 applications in total for the TW10 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: TW10 7AT
Application type: Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Ham And Petersham Village
District: Tree Team

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 December 2021
Target decision date: 1 February 2022
Decision issued: 20 January 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Alex Cook Little Pinehurst Old London Road Mickleham Surrey RH5 6BY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10388053
UPRN: 100022317785
Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Petersham+1 more
Registered park and garden: Richmond ParkNext to the site
SSSI: Richmond Park SSSINext to the site
Special Area of Conservation: Richmond ParkNext to the site
National nature reserve: Richmond ParkNext to the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (17)

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

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Richmond

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