THE GERMAN SCHOOL, The German School, DOUGLAS HOUSE, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH
Approved on 1 October 2025
Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)
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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]
- ReceivedReceived22 Aug
- ValidatedValidated22 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Oct
- DecidedDecided1 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
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Petersham+1 more
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.
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