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51 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9RT

22/T0997/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 6 January 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1-T2 Lime x2 Re-pollard back to previous pollard points. T3 Pear Fell fallen Pear to ground level. T4-T6 Birch Group Reduce crown height by approx. 4-4.5m and crown sides by approx. 2.5m. Lift branches overhanging centre of garden to approx. 3.5m.

Received
28 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BARNES WARD
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided6 Jan

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 51 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9RT. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 days quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Castelnau conservation area. There have been 5 other applications 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 9RT
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 November 2022
Target decision date
9 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tom Boswell 18 Warren Close Fleet GU52 7LT United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
1

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Jan

    Construction of composite decking at end of the garden area.

    ApprovedSection 192 Permitted DevelopmentPA26/0161
  2. 2025
    14 Nov

    G1 Silver Birch x3 Reduce all aspects of the crowns by approx. 3m back to previous points of reduction. T1…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaPA25/4115
  3. 2025
    31 Oct

    T1. Pear tree - prune branches that overhang the boundary with 49 Castlenau to boundary.

    ApprovedWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaPA25/3931
  4. 2023
    26 Apr

    T1-T2 Lime - 2 x mature Lime stumps growing in very close proximity to front wall and interfering with front…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree/s in Conservation Area23/T0320/TCA
  5. 2022
    14 Jan

    T1 - 2 x Lime - Re-pollard the crown at the previous pollard points.

    ApprovedWorks to Tree/s in Conservation Area22/T0025/TCA

Source: Richmond

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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