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THE GERMAN SCHOOL, The German School, DOUGLAS HOUSE, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH

PA25/2909Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 1 October 2025

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T201 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood T202 English Oak - Inspect for OPM and report findings T222 Cherry - Remove deadwood and ivy. Crown reduce to 6.5m in height CH 8.5m PH 6.5m T237 Holly - Diseased. Fell to ground level and grind out stump T238 Acacia - Crown reduce to approx. 7m in height. CH 10m PH 7m CS 6m PS 4m Install bracing T239 Holly - Crown reduce to approx. 7m in height. CH 11m PH 7m CS 6m PS 6m T242 English Oak - Remove deadwood, Remove sucker growth. Inspect for OPM and report findings T245, 246, 257, 258, 261, 262, Limes x6 - Crown reduce to a height of 14-15m or most previous points of reduction. Crown thin by 25% CH 20m PH 15m CS 11m PS 8m T259 English Oak - Inspect for OPM and report findings. T263 Horse Chestnut - Remove deadwood T268 English Oak - Remove deadwood, Inspect for OPM and report findings T273 Thuja - Diseased / dying Fell to 0.5m above ground level T274 Swamp Cypress - Remove deadwood and hanging branches. T281 Lime - Remove deadwood install cobra bracing. T308, T312 Limes x2 - Remove deadwood and hanging branches. T330 Horse Chestnut - Dead tree. Fell to 0.5m above ground level T364 Horse Chestnut - Perform climbing inspection and report findings. T373, T385 Limes x2 Remove deadwood and hanging branches T387 Horse Chestnut - Remove lowest limb, east side, @ 5.5m with longitudinal crack. T389 Acacia - Crown reduce to previous points CH 10 PH 5m CS 10m PS 6m T425 Leyland Cypress (group) x2 Fell to ground level T427 Leyland Cypress (group) x5 Fell to ground level T428 Leyland Cypress x1 - Fell to ground level T432 Leyland Cypress (group) x4 Fell to ground level T433 Cherry - Fell to ground level T434 Leyland Cypress (group) x9 - Fell to ground level T440 Lime - Crown reduce to previous points (Re pollard) CH 20m PH15m CS12m PS 8m T443 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood T445 Leyland Cypress (group) x64 - Fell to ground level

Received
22 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
  1. Received22 Aug
  2. Validated22 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Oct
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE GERMAN SCHOOL, The German School, DOUGLAS HOUSE, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Petersham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 202 applications across Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]. We hold 2,190 applications in total for the TW10 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
TW10 7AH
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
South

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 August 2025
Target decision date
3 October 2025
Permission expires
30 September 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14275541
UPRN
10002252144
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Source: Richmond

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