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THE RAMBERT SCHOOL, The Rambert School, St Margarets Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QN

PA25/2174Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 30 July 2025

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Holm Oak T1 is a mature Holm Oak Tree (Quercus ilex) located at the rear of Clifton Lodge (TW1 1QN), home of the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in the area between the pilates room, and the rear of the Anya Linden Studio Theatre extension to Clifton Lodge that was completed 2005-7. This area includes a small outside gym which is used by the students of the school. The tree is in need of maintenance in order for it to retain its shape, control its size and improve air circulation. This Holm Oak is situated in the middle of a temporary tent covering. The School is currently applying to renew and make permanent a tent covering to protect the outside gym. We have consulted with our neighbours in Kilmorey Road and they have no objections to these plans. Our tree surgeon has advised that the tree should be pollarded back to previous points to maintain the Holm Oak. The Holm Oak is heavier on one side and this will be corrected. The current height of the tree is 10 m high by 10m wide. The crown height and width pollarding will be 2.5m from the crown. We will undertake a crown lift of 1m and and crown thinning. The width of the tree will be reduced by 2.5m in total 1.25 each side of the tree. The size of the tree on completion will be 7m high and 7m wide.

Received
26 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Margarets & North Twickenham Ward [SMN]
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE RAMBERT SCHOOL, The Rambert School, St Margarets Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QN. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the St Margaret's Estate conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 204 applications across St. Margarets & North Twickenham Ward [SMN]. We hold 1,488 applications in total for the TW1 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
TW1 1QN
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
North

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2025
Target decision date
7 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14046006
UPRN
100023391009
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: St Margaret's Estate
  • Listed building: Grade II: Clifton LodgeOn this site

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, 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.

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Source: Richmond

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