St Marys Barnes Parish Church Church Road Barnes London SW13 9HL
Proposal
Yew tree 1001 (T60 in TPO28) Tree is an advanced state of decay and has recently lost a major limb through disintegration of a principal union. See arboricultural report. 1. Remove south-eastern upright bough UB2 and the decayed bough stub immediately behind it within 13 weeks. 2. Install a single element of proprietary purpose-made non-invasive bracing (e.g., Cobra(R) bracing) between upright boughs UB1 (north-eastern) & 3 (western). The brace shall be of a rating sufficient to withstand all anticipated loads and according to manufacturer's recommendations. The system should be installed in dynamic (i.e., non-pretensioned) mode using materials rated at 4t or above. Install within 13 weeks. 3. Reduce the remaining crown regions by 25% by radius; equivalent to removing branch length as follows: N crown 1.3m; E crown 1.6m; W crown 1.75m Reductions to be carried out by a combination of tip-pruning and / or pruning to growth points as appropriate. To be carried out within 1 year. 4. Install purpose-made wooden props to support upright boughs UB2 & 3 within 1 year. Props may be made of wood, or similar, supported by metal fittings secured in 1m3 below-ground concrete blocks.
- Received
- 17 May 2024
- Decided
- 15 July 2024 · Granted Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Barnes Ward [BRN]
- ReceivedSubmitted17 May
- ValidatedValidated17 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Jul
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 59 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at St Marys Barnes Parish Church Church Road Barnes London SW13 9HL. Richmond has handled 2,771 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 weeks longer than Richmond's median. The site is in the Barnes Green conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 226 applications across Barnes Ward [BRN]. We hold 1,826 applications in total for the SW13 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- 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 (20)
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