THE HARRODIAN SCHOOL, Harrodian School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9QN

PA25/3378Works to Trees Under TPOApproved

Approved on 11 November 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1. Tree of Heaven: To maintain cyclical pruning schedule reduce to previous points of reduction. (4m in height and 3 m in lateral spread) CH 14m PH 10m CS 8m PS 5m T14, T15, T16, T17. London Planes: Mature trees previously reduced. To maintain cyclical pruning schedule reduce to previous points of reduction. (4 to 5m in height and 2 to 3 m in lateral spread) CH 16m PH 12m CS 12m PS 8m T7a. Beech Semi mature tree, shading out adjacent planting beds; reduce canopy by approx. 15% to shape and contain (1m in height and 1m in lateral spread) CH 7m PH 6m CS 9m PS 7m G7. Tree of Heaven Group of 5 trees forming one canopy. Crown lift over playing fields by 4m to improve clearance for maintenance vehicles.

Received: 29 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Ward: Barnes Ward [BRN]

ReceivedReceived29 Sep
ValidatedValidated29 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date24 Nov
DecidedDecided11 Nov

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE HARRODIAN SCHOOL, Harrodian School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9QN. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 213 applications across Barnes Ward [BRN]. 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 9QN
Application type: Works to Trees Under TPO
Scale / size: Small
District: South

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 September 2025
Target decision date: 24 November 2025
Permission expires: 10 November 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14365113
UPRN: 10002260024
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Richmond

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