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238 Kew Road Kew Richmond TW9 3JX

24/T0094/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 March 2024

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Large evergreen Tree in the centre of our rear playground 1) Thin out upper branches and remover any dead upper branches that may be out of sight - recommended thinning of 20% to the tree 2) Remove one dislodged upper branch following the recent high winds 3) Maintain health of the tree for the short and long term 4) Maintain core shape of this attractive tree

Received
30 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW]
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 238 Kew Road Kew Richmond TW9 3JX. 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 Kew Gardens conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 190 applications across Kew Ward [KWW]. We hold 1,465 applications in total for the TW9 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
TW9 3JX
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kew Village
District
Tree Team

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2024
Target decision date
20 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Kevin Guy Unicorn School 238 Kew Road RICHMOND, Surrey SURREY TW9 3JX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12768360 WAS 24/T
UPRN
100023410568
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kew Gardens
  • World Heritage Site buffer zone: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, 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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© 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.

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Source: Richmond

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