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21 Christchurch Road East Sheen

PA25/4305Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 January 2026

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

G1 Hazel (Corylus avellana) In cottage garden - Coppice 2 x Hazel at ground level. Final height = 0.2m and final spread = 0.3m T2 Bay (Laurus nobilis) Front garden - cut back hard to the boundary where overhanging fountain and flat roof. Trim/reduce to round off and shape remaining crown. Final height unchanged = 4m and final spread = 3m T3 Magnolia grandiflora Rear of house - Reduce height down to similar height as top gutter. Reduce remaining crown to shape. Final height = 5m and final spread = 4m T5 Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) Front of house - Reduce height by around 50%, reduce spread by around 1m. Remove low growing stems at base of adjacent yew. Final height = 3m and final spread = 2m T6 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Front of house - Reduce height to similar height as reduced laurel. Final height = 3m and final spread = 2m T7 Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points removing approximately 2-2.5m of new growth. Final height 7m and spread 5m. T8 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Front of house - Reduce height of crown by 50%, reduce spread to shape. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m T9 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Front of house - remove stem closest to road. Final height unchanged = 4m and final spread = 3m

Received
2 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Sheen Ward [EST]
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated2 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jan
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 21 Christchurch Road East Sheen. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Christ Church Road conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across East Sheen Ward [EST]. We hold 1,792 applications in total for the SW14 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
SW14 7AB
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
South

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 December 2025
Target decision date
27 January 2026
Permission expires
22 January 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14469580
UPRN
100023309533
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Christ Church Road
  • Listed building: Grade II: West LodgeOn this site · +3 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2000
    14 Jan

    Red Oak - Fell To Ground Level

    ApprovedWorks to Tree/s in Conservation Area00/T0027

Source: Richmond

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