108 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9EU

24/T0470/TCAWorks to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 July 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 - Robinia: Height 23m, spread 15m, dbh 70cm; Too large for site, ivy covered; Prune back to next 'V' after previous pollard points (Crown reduce by 3-4m) and sever ivy. Remaining crown size: height 19m, spread 11m. TG1 - Hornbeam x5: Height 4.5m, spread 3m, dbh 20cm; Too large for site; Trim and shape all around (Crown reduce by 0.5-1m). Remaining crown size: height 3.5m, spread 2m. T2 - Eucalyptus: Height 20m, spread 15m, dbh 72cm; Too large for site; Prune back to previous pruning points (Crown reduce by 1-1.5m). Remaining crown size: height 18.5m, spread 13.5m. T3 - Palm: Height 2.5m, dbh 10cm; Poor placement, too close to house; Fell. T4 - Holm oak: Height 6m, spread 5m, dbh 15cm; Too large for site; Trim all around (Reduce by 0.5-1m). Remaining crown size: height 5m, spread 4m. T5 - Pittosporum: Height 7m, spread 6m, dbh 40cm; Too large for site, scaffold limb; Remove scaffold limb and trim all around (Reduce by 1-1.5m). Remaining crown size: height 5.5m, spread 4.5m. T6 - Magnolia: Height 3m, spread 2m, dbh 22cm; Too large for site; Prune by a maximum of 0.3m to reshape. Remaining crown size: height 2.7m, spread 1.4m. T7 - Cherry: Height 2.5m, dbh 10cm; Poor health, stem decay, loss of bark, dead wood, defoliation; Fell. T8 - Laurel: Height 4m, spread 2m, dbh 10cm; Too large for site; Reduce height by 2m and shape. Remaining crown size: height 2m, spread 2m. T9 - Bay: Height 6m, spread 5m, dbh 60cml; Too large for site; Trim all around by 0.6m. Remaining crown size: height 5.4m, spread 4m. T10 - Yew: Height 3m, spread 3m, dbh 30cm; Too large for site; Trim back by 0.5m. Remaining crown size: height 3m, spread 2.5m.

Received: 14 June 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Ward: BARNES WARD

ReceivedReceived14 Jun
ValidatedValidated18 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date30 Jul
DecidedDecided26 Jul

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 108 Castelnau Barnes London SW13 9EU. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Castelnau conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 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 9EU
Application type: Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 June 2024
Target decision date: 30 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Bruce Blackman 1 Claremont Buildings Claremont Bank Shrewsbury SY1 1RJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Richmond

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