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32, Cumberland Road, Kew

PA25/2983Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 October 2025

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Rear Gate G1-Fig and Mimosa Fell as close to ground level as possible. Apply systemic herbicide to stump to prevent re-growth. Please see map for location • The trees proximity to the fence and access gate is causing anxiety and apprehension to the occupier/residents • The tree is of poor shape and form and is of low amenity value T1-Tree of Heaven Lift to 3.5 metre over public foot path. Leaving a canopy height of approx 18 metres and spread of 14 metres. • Please see map for location • Crown lifting/removing low growth to maintain the statutory heights over footpaths & highways

Received
29 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW]
  1. Received29 Aug
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 32, Cumberland Road, Kew. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Kew Gardens conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 190 applications across Kew Ward [KWW]. We hold 1,465 applications in total for the TW9 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
TW9 3HQ
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
South

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2025
Target decision date
29 October 2025
Permission expires
20 October 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14291779
UPRN
100023410561
Documents
5

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)
  • Conservation area: Kew Gardens

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Richmond

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