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4, Martineau Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1PZ

PA26/0639Works to Tree/s in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: Raise No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Red Oak Front Garden: Crown Lift over the highway to provide 5.5m clearance above ground level. Remove dead branches throughout the crown area that are over 2.5cm in diameter and inspect the crown for any adversities. The tree's current height is 12m, and its crown spread is 6m After the proposed works, the tree's height is 12m, and the crown spread is 6m T3 Magnolia grandiflora Front Garden: Reduce the height by 1.5m and lateral spread by up to 1m, providing a natural, rounded form. The tree's current height is 7m, and its crown spread is 5.5m After the proposed works, the tree's height is 5.5m, and the crown spread is 4.5m

Received
25 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Margarets & North Twickenham Ward [SMN]
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4, Martineau Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1PZ. Richmond has handled 2,772 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the St Margaret's Estate conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 204 applications across St. Margarets & North Twickenham Ward [SMN]. We hold 1,488 applications in total for the TW1 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
TW1 1PZ
Application type
Works to Tree/s in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
District
North

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Target decision date
8 April 2026
Permission expires
22 March 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14733879
UPRN
10002265326
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St Margaret's Estate
  • 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

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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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Source: Richmond

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