KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 10 December 2025

CA25

RBK ref: 25/02825/NMA

Address: 110 Lower Ham Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5BD Planning Officer: Gosia Danik

Description of proposed works: Application for a Non Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01146/HOU (Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable space, erection of single storey rear extension. Replacement of glass link. Fenestration alteration. Replacement of existing windows with double glazed sash windows. Erection of 1no metal gate and 1no timber clad gate. Installation of 2nos side rooflights and 1no rear dormer in main roof.) to amend the tree protection plan to remove the line of Yew Trees located to the rear of the property.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 10 December 2025 …… with …… 7 …… members present

Issued on 10 Dec 2025

1. Positive support		2. No objection
3. Objection	X	4. Objection unless revised as below
5. No comment/neutral		6. Lack of detail
7. Decision already issued

Reason for objection:

Objection. The yew trees in question are mature & healthy specimens, at least one of which can be clearly seen from & is a positive contributor to the public realm within the CA. We note the applicant’s mitigation plan to replant the rear garden, but with juvenile, container items which, in our opinion, would be completely insufficient to mitigate the loss of the existing mature yews. Yews are slow growing and extremely long-lived. Juvenile trees are no replacement for trees with any maturity. The TPOs should remain in force.