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70 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9EX

22/T0860/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 December 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Rear garden magnolia reduce and reshape crown back to previous (1 metre) thin by 20%. Part of a regular maintenance program to maintain tree at a t suitable size for its location, to enhance aesthetics of the tree - 1 meter crown reduction in height and width leaving 9 meters in height and 8 meters in width. T2 -Rear garden x1 poplar tree thin by 30%. reduce sail effect in canopy, risk of wind throw, to enhance aesthetics of the tree, lack of light to surrounding area. T3 -Rear garden x1 crab apple fell as close to ground level as possible also poison to prevent re-growth. No long term future for tree in its current location. T4 - Rear garden x1 conifer remove x1 stub cut. Improve health of the tree. T5 - Front garden x2 yew hedges trim top as hard as possible retaining a healthy growth. Part of a regular maintenance program to maintain tree at a suitable size for its location, to enhance aesthetics of the tree. T6 - Front garden x1 conifer hedge reduce height by 6 foot, trim all round including footpath as hard as possible retaining a healthy growth. Outgrowing surrounding area, to enhance aesthetics of the tree.

Received
18 October 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BARNES WARD
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Dec
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 70 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9EX. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Castelnau conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,869 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 9EX
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2022
Target decision date
21 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Daniel hussey 148 Malmstone Avenue Redhill Merstham surrey RH1 3JL

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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

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.

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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.

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

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Source: Richmond

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