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23, Spencer Road, Twickenham, TW2 5TZ

PA26/0014Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 January 2026

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

REAR GARDEN T1 Ceanothus 20% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 1-2m to tidy and contain, retaining furnishing growth. Final height = 5m and final spread = 4m. T2 Bay (Laurus nobilis) Crown Reduction - Reducing the height of the tree by approximately 1-2m and trim sides to tidy and contain into a 'teardrop' shape. Final height = 4m and final spread = 3m.

Received
5 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
South Twickenham Ward [STT]
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 8 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23, Spencer Road, Twickenham, TW2 5TZ. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 6 weeks quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Pope's Avenue conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 161 applications across South Twickenham Ward [STT]. We hold 1,033 applications in total for the TW2 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
TW2 5TZ
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
North

Planning application dates

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14585240
UPRN
100022346168
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Pope's Avenue
  • 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 (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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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