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54 Beechwood Avenue Kew Richmond TW9 4DE

PA25/4597Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Front Garden (Right Boundary) T1: Ginkgo tree – Fell to ground level Height of tree currently: 6M Height of tree after 0M Spread of tree currently: 3M Spread of tree after 0M Reason for removal: The Ginkgo tree has been pollarded multiple times over the years in an attempt to control root growth. However, the roots are now causing structural damage to the property. A crack approximately 2ft long has formed in the front boundary wall, and two additional hairline cracks, each measuring around 1.5–2m in length, are visible in the adjacent paving, both originating from the base of the tree. Landscaping garden Back Garden Right boundary T2: Robinia tree – Re-pollard by 3m back to previous pollard points Height of tree currently: 4M Height of tree after reduction: 3M Spread of tree currently: 3M Spread of tree after reduction: 2M Reasons for work: General tree maintenance More light Clearance from building Maintaining tree in its current setting

Received
29 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW]
  1. Received29 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 54 Beechwood Avenue Kew Richmond TW9 4DE. 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 Burlington Avenue and West Park Road 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 4DE
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
South

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Target decision date
16 February 2026
Permission expires
19 February 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14540858
UPRN
100022303431
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Burlington Avenue and West Park Road

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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Oct

    Ginko tree in front garden - cut down to ground level.

    PendingAll OtherPA26/3685

Source: Richmond

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